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Coquille Indian Tribe to open Oregon’s first tribal-owned, operated distillery

A new Native-owned distillery in North Bend will soon begin making craft spirits — the first in the state to operate on tribal land. The Coquille Indian Tribe will distill its own line of spirits starting this year inside The Mill Casino Hotel & RV Park, which is owned and operated by the tribe’s economic […]
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Oregon Governor Tina Kotek Builds Bridges with Coquille Indian Tribe

In a recent visit to southwest Oregon, Governor Tina Kotek along with First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson engaged with the Coquille Indian Tribe, underscoring the state’s efforts to build stronger relationships with indigenous communities, as reported by the Office of Governor Tina Kotek. The Governor expressed that it was an “honor” to learn about the […]
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Oregon casino battle works its way into appropriations process

Heavy political firepower lined up against proposal, which Biden administration has kept alive — for now. A long-stalled southern Oregon casino project pitting competing Native American tribes against each other has caught the attention of congressional appropriators, as opponents push for language in the upcoming Interior-Environment spending bill that would bar the project from moving […]
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Coquille tribe plans Oregon’s first tribal liquor distillery | Jefferson Public Radio

Casinos owned and run by Native American tribes are common today, with more than 500 across the country. But there was not a single tribal casino until the Seminoles opened one on Florida in 1979. Liquor distilleries are now a growth business for tribes, after the repeal of a federal law from the 1830s that […]
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Commission Makes Historic Agreement with Coquille Tribe

Last week the board members of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission ratified a historic agreement with the Coquille Tribe, formally agreed to a land transfer of ownership with Clackamas County and appointed three new agents to operate OLCC retail liquor stores. Commissioners also acted on rules and stipulated settlements. The Commissioners heard a presentation […]
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Coquille Indian Tribe honors ‘gift’ of beached gray whale on Southern Oregon coast – OPB’s Think Out Loud

Earlier this month, the body of a juvenile gray whale was found washed onto a beach in Bandon on the Southern Oregon coast. Bite marks on the body suggested it was likely killed by orcas which hunt gray whales. Typically, reports of a beached whale would trigger a response from government officials to authorize the […]
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The Coquille Medford casino plan moves ahead, again

It’s been nearly four years since the federal government said no to the Coquille Indian Tribe, denying its request to put a casino on land that the tribe owns in South Medford. The denial did not stick, and in spite of some opposition from other regional tribes, the process has resumed. Earlier this month we […]
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Lighthouse ‘no one wanted’ became Oregon town’s most famous landmark. Now, it needs help

Tourism is the top industry in the southern Oregon coastal city of Bandon, but a century ago, maritime shipping was king. Bandon was the main port between San Francisco and Portland, and in aid of that enterprise, the Coquille River Lighthouse was erected in 1896 on a rocky edge of what is now Bullards Beach […]
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The Coquille Medford casino plan, and how it came back from the dead

It’s been nearly four years since the federal government said no to the Coquille tribe, denying its request to put a casino on land the tribe owns in South Medford. But the denial did not stick, and the process has resumed. Why? What would have been a lengthy process involving environmental impact statements and other […]
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An Oregon tribe’s casino bid sparks furor over what land tribes can rightfully call home

Critics of plan are competing casino tribes in Calif., Ore. It was midafternoon at the Rain Rock Casino in this faded Gold Rush town, and Jody Criner had just won $47 on the Dancing Drums slot machine, a respectable return on her $5 investment. “Cha-ching,” Criner said, her black leather jacket reflecting the neon blues, […]
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