▁they ▁strongly ▁opposed ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Sand ia ▁Pe ak ▁Tr am way ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁tribe ▁opened ▁a ▁cas ino ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁and ▁have ▁since ▁expanded ▁and ▁added ▁a ▁hotel ▁to ▁the ▁facility . ▁The ▁cas ino ' s ▁am ph it he ater ▁hosts ▁many ▁acts ▁passing ▁through ▁Al bu quer que , ▁and ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁state ' s ▁main ▁urban ▁center ▁has ▁made ▁it ▁a ▁popular ▁att raction ▁among ▁g amb lers . ▁ ▁Government ▁The ▁trib al ▁government ▁has ▁educational , ▁police , ▁maintenance , ▁health ▁and ▁human ▁services , ▁environmental , ▁and ▁economic ▁development ▁depart ments . ▁" A ▁Governor , ▁L t . ▁Governor , ▁W arch ief , ▁and ▁L t . ▁W arch ief ▁are ▁appointed ▁for ▁annual ▁terms ▁according ▁to ▁Sand ía ' s ▁cultural ▁tradition . ▁Each ▁man ▁can ▁be ▁appointed ▁to ▁consecutive ▁terms . ▁The ▁Governor ▁and ▁W arch ief ▁will ▁become ▁Trib al ▁Council ▁members ▁for ▁life . ▁The ▁W arch ief ▁and ▁L t . ▁W arch ief ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁all ▁religious ▁activities ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁P ue blo . ▁The ▁Governor ▁over se es ▁day ▁to ▁day ▁government ▁operations , ▁while ▁the ▁L t . ▁Governor ▁is ▁the ▁Trib al ▁Court ▁Judge ." ▁ ▁Culture ▁ ▁Religion ▁ ▁The ▁Sand ía ▁are ▁a ▁deeply ▁religious ▁people . ▁Early ▁reports ▁discuss ▁dev otion ▁to ▁sant os , ▁or ▁eff ig ies ▁of ▁sain ts