SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Two years after NDN Collective filed a civil rights lawsuit against the owners of a Rapid City hotel, the trial is on hold.
The Retsel Corporation – which owns the Grand Gateway Hotel filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy on Saturday.
Just one day before that filing, the corporation filed a lawsuit against the non-profit.
The original lawsuit says the owners of the Grand Gateway Hotel threatened to ban all Native Americans following a shooting in 2022.
Attorneys for NDN Collective claim the hotel discriminated against Native American customers and violated the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
The new lawsuit – filed by the Retsel Corporation – claims that NDN Collective harassed the business for more than three years, defaming the business and leaving one of the owners scared for his life.
Previous coverage of the Grand Gateway Hotel can be found below.
