It was a business decision the tribe made reluctantly. There's no good time to close a business. The tribe made the decision and had to act on it.
It's a season restaurant and was supposed to open in May, but the tribe has been reviewing its business operations, as it periodically does, and the Tribal Council thought there could be a better use for the building from a business perspective. They see a more profitable use.
This is not an ownership question at all. This is largely a branding, a marketing, a licensing arrangement. It has absolutely nothing to do with ownership. It's a business arrangement.