The Biden administration is expected to finalize a plan to allow a Native American tribe in Oregon to expand its casino operation, a move starkly opposed by other tribes.
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Pechanga Tribal Chairman Mark Macarro, 60, was elected president of the National Congress of American Indians today at the 80th Annual Convention and Marketplace at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center convening in New Orleans. Macaroo received 50.31 percent of the vote and was duly elected.
The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) will elect a new president this week at its 80th Annual Convention and Marketplace in New Orleans, Louisiana. Current NCAI President Fawn Sharp (Quinault Indian Nation) is term-limited and cannot seek reelection. Three candidates are vying to replace Shapr: Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, chairwoman of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah; Mark Macarro, tribal chairman of the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians; and Marshall Pierite, chairman of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana.