The multiplier effect from the payroll alone on the local economy is estimated to be $36 million a year.

Most of the employees work full time and enjoy health care benefits and 401k options. Today, the Casino and Resort employs over 500 employees and has a monthly payroll of over $1,000,000. The Casino opened in 2002, providing employment to several hundred local residents. In 2000, the Tribe acquired a 2000-acre reservation near Corning, California and soon began construction of Rolling Hills Casino. Finally in 1994, the federal government restored the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians to full tribal status.įull tribal status enabled the Paskenta Band to embark on its mission to develop a strong, diverse economic base for its 240 members and surrounding communities. Despite the denial of federally recognized tribal status, the Paskenta Band maintained its tribal identity and culture while it worked for restoration as a Native American tribe. The Paskenta Band suffered this fate in 1959, and its Rancheria was sold to private parties. In the 1950’s, the federal government terminated recognition of hundreds of Indian tribes in a misguided attempt to force assimilation. Although the influx of white settlers dramatically altered the environment and many aspects of the Tribe’s traditional ways of life, the Paskenta Band maintained its own culture and ties to this region. For countless generations, the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians lived in the Northern California region now called Tehama County.

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