Whitmer was concerned that if the neighboring tribe received federal recognition that it might want to open its own gaming facility in the same area as the proposed Little River casino. The Grand River Bands is a neighboring tribe, one of a number of tribes to come out against the casino proposal. The Department of Interior had already granted Whitmer a 180-day extension. Whitmer wanted to know if the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians were going to be getting federal acknowledgment or to get a deadline extension. She had asked last month to extend the June 16 deadline to decide on the project, but the US Department of Interior denied the request. The US Department of Interior denied the request The tribe has been trying to get the western Michigan project over the line for more than a decade, but Governor Whitmer officially rejected the plan on Wednesday. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has rejected a proposed $180m off-reservation casino from the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians.
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