Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe to disperse semi-annual distribution
The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe will disperse its semi-annual 2 percent distribution of funds from the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort this week.
At 9 a.m. at the Tribal Operations building, 7070 E. Broadway, the Tribe will present a $2.13 millions distribution to Isabella County, and will present a $739 556.68 distribution to both Arenac and Northern Bay County at 3 p.m. at the Standish-Sterling High School in Standish.
According to a press release from the Tribe, the funds come from Class III gaming at the casino. Isabella County had originally submitted 32 requests for distribution totaling $4.49 million.
I order to decide which requests to grant, Frank Cloutier, public relations director for the Tribe, said the tribal leadership ranks the requests in categories from one to five, with one being the most important and five being the least.
"There's a huge process that goes along with that," Cloutier said. "Those agencies that are asking for technical things go to our planning agencies. It's the tribal leadership itself that makes the determinations."
Cloutier said the semi-annual distribution amount fluctuates constantly and is dependent on the revenue brought in by the tribe.
