Barricades are set up at Chukchansi Tribal headquarters. They went up around seven Wednesday night.
Madera Sheriff's deputies and CHP officers are stationed at the complex.
The move comes after a faction of the tribe threatened to storm the compound once again.
A riot broke out Tuesday between factions of the tribe. One person was stabbed. A second was injured.
It's a power struggle between the old and the new council.
The Madera Sheriff got both sides to agree to a 48 hour cooling off period. Supporters of the old council said they're following the sheriff's orders.
"We did get threats and warnings that some sort of action would be taken that's not by us," said Nancy Ayala, Vice Chairperson for the old council.
The violence started Monday when supporters of the new council stormed the tribal headquarters. The old council refuses to step down.
The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs agreed to mediate.
It's what new council Chairman Morris Reid has pushed for. But he refused to show up at the meeting.
"You don't have a meeting and say that I have to be there. There has to be certain things, requirements or meeting set up or what we're going to discuss and different terms," Reid said.
The turmoil is taking place right across from Chukchansi Gold Casino and Hotel. The General Manager says it's not impacting how the resort is run.
"It appears as though this is on the same property, it clearly is not. Those are off property activities that don't effect casino operations," said Matt Olin, General Manager.
But the fight is tarnishing the image of this once gleaming fixture in Madera County.
The 48 hour cooling off period put into place by the Sheriff expires Thursday at 2pm.