“Every tribe asked for 5,000 or more machines as did ours.”
“The negotiations between the tribe and the State of California and few people in here have acknowledged it today are between a tribal sovereign government and the government of the State of California.”
“But as we, in the future, go into our negotiations, we will notify the county.”
“[Individuals] They don’t know the facts behind the document. Nor will they have the privilege to have those facts. As I said, the conversations are with the tribe and the governor and the tribe will include the county when that time comes.”
“We’ll continue to talk about negotiations. It’s in the best interest of our tribe to talk about negotiations. We will through time and time again have conversations about expansion and we’re going to continue to do it as a tribal government because that’s our right – and we’re going to do it. Tribes throughout the United States are doing it.”
-Vincent Armenta, Chairman of the Santa Ynez Band
Statement to Board of Supervisors, February 13, 2007 Hearing
