Tribal Leader Roundtable

We are investing $85 million for health clinics in McAlester and Broken Bow, building 384 homes for our tribal members that live, work, and raise their families within our reservation, as well as investing $41 million in upgrading water infrastructure and roads within the reservation.

One of our greatest assets are the people working for the tribe who continue to do the best that they can with limited resources. They always come through.

Even with the economic downturn during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, revenues from our Golden Mesa Casino in the panhandle region have enabled us to revive and expand our higher education awards.

We are a small community with a membership of a little over 1,300. We’ve had a number of members who have tested positive for the virus. Per capita-wise, we did encounter a high rate of the virus.

The biggest challenge for the Tribes and the gaming industry as a whole is by far the lack of staffing in various departments throughout the casino.

We continue to invest in education, workforce development, and small business support to create opportunities that sustain our people and strengthen our sovereignty.

Wilton Rancheria is proud to call ourselves a tribe of firsts, as we're taking steps that go beyond the traditional paths many tribes have taken in the past. While gaming, smoke shops, and gas stations have provided an important economic foundation for Indian Country, we're intentionally thinking outside the box.

Since we opened our casino in 2019, we have been able to provide over $3.5 million to non-profits and organizations in Butte, Yuba and Sutter counties.

We have strived to find a balance between addressing public health concerns while still providing recreation and economic stability for our tribe and people.

The pandemic has impacted us immensely. Initially, not knowing the severity of COVID-19 and what came with it, sent the whole world into a different mind thought.