Friday, July 27, 2012

Pechanga's MInimal Good Deeds Camouflage A Bad Neighbor

With Liberty Quarry back in play, and the recent mistrial of former Pechanga employees, and little coverage of the $350 MILLION theft of per capita from 250 Pechanga people by corrupt tribal councils and the dreadful moratorium to keep rightful people out of the tribe, I thought it time to bring forward a post from 2008. I've added some links to help fill out the story.  PLEASE take a look

It’s been more than a decade since Pechanga Chairman Mark Macarro asked the People of California to help Native Americans in their quest for self-reliance. I believe that most people took self-reliance to mean that Native Americans would help take care of their own people with the proceeds of Indian Gambling. This is the messaging of every public relations campaign during every California referendum on Indian Gaming, Each time the leaders of Pechanga were the face of the California Native community.

Unfortunately, self-reliance to Pechanga means keeping rightful people from joining the band and removing people who don’t think the way the leadership wants them to think, so there will be no dissent among the membership. The Council’s policy is cash your check and shut the hell up.

Pechanga’s Constitution and Bylaws provides for OPEN ENROLLMENT each January, yet in 1997 the band approved a petition, which called for a moratorium on member enrollment so that the tribe can get caught up with the applications. There are 10 members on that committee, how long could it take to catch up? The will of the people was the rule of law in an enrollment matter, upheld by the tribal council.

When the people passed a valid petition to halt all disenrollments in 2005, the tribal council maintained that the petition couldn’t be enforced, because the general council had no authority in enrollment matters.

Let’s get this right, the general council says the people could keep people OUT, but they can’t keep people IN?

So, we have the Pechanga Tribal Council acting in a shameful manner by eliminating 
25% of their citizenry. They stripped this group of their status as Native Americans, and grabbed their share of per capita payments to grow their own. They keep rightful members from their place at Pechanga via disenrollment and abused the elders and children of two families, terminating their cultural heritage.

In direct contradiction to these reprehensible actions, Pechanga donates to groups like the Boys and Girls Clubs, The Temecula Valley School District, and other organizations, which gladly take generous donations from the tribal government. Would these groups accept these donations if they knew what Pechanga had done to their own people?


Pechanga used those donations to trumpet how they were generous to the community, and good neighbors. Yet, I can’t believe that the organizations mentioned above would believe it’s okay to screw someone, let some people die knowing their heritage was stripped, so that they can have a new swing set on their playgrounds? I really don’t believe they would have endorsed Pechanga in the last elections if they knew what was really happening on the reservation in their own neighborhood.

Ethical businesses and governmental agencies should be expressing their outrage at what Pechanga has done, not turning a blind eye. Many sovereign countries quit doing business in South Africa because of their apartheid policies. Pechanga’s policy of denying basic civil rights to the people that they were purported to be helping with Proposition 5A is little different than South Africa's, or Saudi Arabia's denying women the right to vote.

If Wal-Mart is so bad for not providing health coverage for all of their associates, which bring protests for each new store, why isn’t the same outrage aimed at Pechanga, who not only took away per capita, but health coverage, education assistance, employment and elder care for the citizens they kicked to the curb?

What Pechanga is doing is the epitome of hypocrisy. They are hiding their ‘dirty family secret’ behind a veil of sovereignty, and then publicizing their good deeds to local charities to show what honorable people they are. Don’t allow them to get away with it. It is time the people of this community learn the truth.


Please spread the word and if you must patronize an Indian Gaming facility, it is time to go elsewhere. Let Mark Macarro know that you DO NOT support his actions.

Read more on the Hunter family
How Moratorium People are affected
How YOU can use moral persuasion to change things.
The Francisca Leivas Crime Family of Pechanga
How Pechanga valued the word of a child molester over their hired expert.
How disenrollment is like TRIBAL TERRORISM
KCBS 2 Los Angeles

10 comments:

smokeybear said...

You forgot to include Channel 4, it's still "Viable!" And does more damage to the situation at hand then Channel 2. Mark is show'n to be the "Lying Corrupt Chairman" that he is...."Eagle Eyes."

Anonymous said...

Is a child molester a good neighbor? Just because he cuts some bushes down for you?

Is a child porn advocate a good neighbor, because you can borrow his picnic table?

Anonymous said...

Are child molesters good people because they give presents, money, and candy to children?

Anonymous said...

It may seem like they are good neighbors...but it just seems that way.

Anonymous said...

Somebody should tell the wine country partners of Pechanga.

Anonymous said...

The biggest fact that goes against tribal tradition is the fact that the General Membership determines everything. A petition to create a moritorium on membership, elections for tribal council, and enrollment comittee positions, and the adoption of certain families that did not qualify for membership according to custom and tradition and bylaws. The current leadership at Pechanga forgot the simple fact, the band is the final voice. The band lives in fear right now, because an elected faction has takin over all business of the band, and has thrown custom and tradition out!

smokeybear said...

Your right, the General Membership is supposed to have the final say, but "Macarro amd his Henchmen" have them "Scared Sh..less!" They are afraid of his "Retribution" if crossed. They are afraid to make "Waves." They have seen, first hand, the "Illegal Disenrollments" by these "Corrupt and Criminal Parasites," knowing it is wrong, but again, are
"Scared Sh..less" of what will happen to them if they go against the "Maccarro Cartel."..."Eagle Eyes."

Anonymous said...

"OK" , "Agree" "To" "Disagree"

"Take" "Care" "Smokey" "Bear"

"AHO!"

smokeybear said...

"AHO!"

Really??? What..."Hurt Feelings?" Are you, as a non rational person, "Unable To Comprehend" the gravity of our situation? Or is it that you really don't care? Witch is it? If you choose to participate, and have something meaningfull to say, then we are all ears, otherwise..."Take a Hike!"..."Eagle Eyes."

smokeybear said...

There is a "Billboard" along I10, west, at Citrus, in Fontana, that reads: Pechanga has more winning "Jackpots." Should read...Hipboots and a
Scoop Shovel Required. They cheat their own, they will cheat the customer...."Eagle Eyes."