The leader of the Catawba Nation – chief Brian Harris – isn’t mincing words when he rails against a proposed casino development in Santee, South Carolina.
But is he really speaking for his tribe? Or is something else motivating his staunch opposition?
According to Harris, the impoverished, rural town of Santee – located on the southwest bank of Lake Marion – was where “the Catawba had planned (to develop a casino) since the mid-2000s.”
If anyone is going to build a casino at that location, Harris insists, it’s going to be his tribe.
