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Puyallup Tribe of Indians  This photo was taken at the ground-breaking ceremony. Pictured here is my Mom and a cousin Frank. A lot more people showed up than expected so I didn't get to enjoy the feast following the ceremonies. The "good Chiefs" always eat last to make sure the people have enough to eat. If there isn't enough food for the Chief .. he gets hungry and works harder to make a better life for the people. That food shortage hasn't happened since then.  This photo was taken in the early morning when the only patrons were waddling around. I spent the night in the parking lot after a night full of "action". I was shooting dice and dancing all night.  The Emerald Queen Casino, an official Mississippi River boat casino. The riverboat had to be placed on a specially-built barge, towed through the Panama Canal and brought north to this area. I reduced the gamma and brightness in my photo for the boat lighting effects. The riverboat doesn't appear this dark in because the area lighting is really bright after dark.  This photo was taken of a couple of nice guys just waiting for a parking violator. The Casino Managers do allow me to park in those parking stalls reserved for the elected officials. Probably because my father "the Chief of Chiefs" and I went to jail in 1976 for operating the first Indian-Owned Casino in America.  Within 18 months of the police action to close the casino; there were three casinos in operation on the Puyallup Indian reservation. Other tribes followed and in 1983 the State of California went to Federal Court to try and stop the spread of casinos in Indian Country. The Federal Court, Appellate Court and the U.S. Supreme Court all affirmed the American Indians' Sovereign status, the States have no business in regulating what happens on Indian resevations. A few years after the U.S. Supreme Court decision, a few powerful Senators that didn't want the Indians to succeed created the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act which made the Tribes enter into a negotiated compact with the State for permission to open a casino. Some States will not even consider negotiating with the Tribes that want to open a Casino.
Administration Building
Bingo Palace
Cemetary Office 
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