Make your voice heard TODAY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is taking public comment on the proposed mega-casino in the Columbia River Gorge until SEPTEMBER 7th.

Click here to tell the BIA you oppose the state's first off-reservation casino because:

-Allowing an off-reservation casino and resort in the heart of the Columbia Gorge is a radical change in state policy. The current policy of one-casino, per-tribe, on reservation lands is fair, limits casinos and protects the Gorge.

-A Gorge casino and resort is unnecessary for the Warm Springs tribe because an on-reservation casino alternative is a viable option to create jobs for tribal members. Federal officials should approve an on-reservation alternative.

-The Columbia River Gorge isn't the place for a casino resort; it will add millions of cars to the freeway, create more pollution and damage the environment and scenic beauty of the Gorge.

-A daily 218-mile round-trip commute from where most tribal members live to Cascade Locks is unreasonable and unnecessary when an on-reservation alternative exists. Federal officials should follow their new commuting guidelines designed create jobs and improve the quality of life for tribal members on reservation lands.