Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resortįollowing are details of some other major U.S. The tribe also undertook an assistance program to help members pay their utility bills and two rounds of a general stimulus of $500 per child, per household, as well as worked with Second Wind Dreams and Meals on Wheels Association. Major charity efforts Sneed’s tribe has undertaken during the pandemic include food distribution to the community during most weeks of the month for the last eight to 10 months. “I’m really proud of our healthcare system, tribal government and our people.” “At the front end of the pandemic, we were also way ahead of the county and state in getting our people tested,” Sneed said. Sneed said his tribe’s COVID-19 vaccination drive has resulted in more than 1,000 tribal members being vaccinated at publication time in early March, and more than 80% of those over 80 had gotten their first shot. The tribe operates a robust health system that includes one of the largest integrated mental health facilities in North Carolina and also dedicates a substantial effort to the fight against opioid addiction. Half of Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort’s profits go to tribal members, according to Sneed, and into efforts such as a healthcare fund, a hospital and higher education fund. The states in which they operate also get a portion that is negotiated with their governors.

Many gaming tribes operate under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, a federal law passed in 1988 that requires tribes to dedicate a portion of profits to their tribal members. “Tribal life historically was one of community and one of caring for one another and each other’s needs.

Sneed, principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, which owns the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, located about an hour west of Asheville, North Carolina. “Tribal life is that-we’re all interconnected, we’re all related,” said Richard G. Sneed, Principal Chief Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

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