Yet another suit to stop a casino on the claim that "they're not Indians" in California

Seems like these things go in waves....from the Valley Record Net:

"IONE - The 67-acre site near Ione intended for a 950-slot machine tribal casino isn't legitimate tribal land, the American Indians who once lived there were never a tribe with a common language and history, and federal approval of the site for slot machines and gaming tables was illegal, according to a lawsuit filed this week.

Friends of Amador County, an anti-casino group, filed the suit in the California Eastern District federal court in Sacramento. The suit asks a judge to overturn approvals granted to the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians.

Tribal representatives have long said they are Me-Wuks and point out that the federal government has recognized them as a tribe since 1985. The tribe's Web site still gives that account.

The tribe issued a written statement Thursday afternoon, criticizing the Friends of Amador County as a small group opposed to economic growth in the county."

Read the full story HERE.