tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887382220113280558.post3004260042277821515..comments2024-03-28T06:01:57.947-04:00Comments on <center>Original Pechanga Blog</center>: Good Grief: Chukchansi, Which Disenrolled One of Their 87 Year Old Language Speakers, Pledges $1 Million to PRESERVE Their Language?OPechangahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10687743661360604165noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2887382220113280558.post-37980870212697170032012-05-14T23:45:19.570-04:002012-05-14T23:45:19.570-04:00the most valuable asset of a tribe is it's PEO...the most valuable asset of a tribe is it's PEOPLE...<br /><br />when a tribal government has no respect for it's own people, even disenrolling at least three fluent chukchansi speaking elders and terrorizing several elders including a chukchansi healer and medicine person there is no need for praise and honor...<br /><br />picayune disrespects its' ancestors, its' history, its' culture, and most importantly its' very living people...<br /><br />i can remember members of the wyatt, ramirez, and graham families REFUSING request to teach the language to many of our people who were hungry to learn...categorizing these people as "illegal aliens" and somehow "unworthy" of becoming keepers of their own language...now these very people want to open up the language even to everyone who wants to learn? like so many before them, picayune (like table mountain) seeks only public relations and the chukchansi name on big projects and construction in order to build the "brand" of chukchansi (gold) in an attempt to boost casino profits...<br /><br />SHAME TO PICAYUNE AND THE PICAYUNE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, WHO HAVE STOLEN THE VERY BIRTHRIGHT OF OVER ONE THOUSAND CHUKCHANSI PEOPLE...<br /><br />NO GOOD WILL COME FROM YOUR EFFORTS UNTIL YOU BRING THE PEOPLE HOME TO PICAYUNE WHERE THEY BELONG!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com