UPDATE: We have over 150COMMENTS on this story. Please take the time to read them. Snoqualmie tribal members who have been disenrolled, PLEASE have all your family look here at the comments and feel FREE to join in. Get them involved NOW.
What do we have a BIA for? The regional office in Temecula is run by a family that wanted the disenrollments at Pechanga to happen. Do you think any paperwork got lost or mishandled in this case? They also screwed up the propositions out here. Mark Macarro already overruled the will of the people of the Temecula Band of Luiseno Indians which voted to END all Disenrollments
Read the rest of the story HERE
Snoqualmie Tribal Government in Constitutional Crisis; Shadow Government Attempting to Disenroll and Banish Tribal Members
SNOQUALMIE, Wash., April 21 /
The honorary, non-elected Chief of the Snoqualmie people, Jerry Enick, along with a small faction of loyalists, has overthrown the Constitutionally elected Snoqualmie Indian tribal government. The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe is a federally recognized Indian tribe with 637 enrolled members as of December 31, 2006. After months of attempting to reach an internal resolution of this tribal government crisis, the Chairman of the Tribe, Bill T Sweet is speaking out. "For the good of the Tribe and our elders, I am taking this issue public," said Chairman Sweet. "We cannot stand idly by and let the Tribe's future be hijacked by a handful of people and their non-Indian supporters."
The dispute has been ongoing since last fall, but only recently came to a head. Chairman Sweet has been barred from Tribal Council meetings since August 16, 2007, when the honorary Chief issued a decree suspending the Chairman and certain members of the Tribal Council elected at the Tribe's May 12, 2007 general meeting. In September 2007, the honorary Chief called for new elections and, at a disputed meeting, seated new tribal council members. The Tribe's Constitution only allows for May elections and vests no power in the honorary Chief to control the government.
The Chairman has not been lawfully removed from office, but has been precluded from conducting the duties of his office. Enick's move is nothing less than a coup.
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Despite the documents indicating irregularities to obtain Federal monies, the Bureau has not taken any action to stop the Enick faction. "The Bureau is turning a blind-eye to us," said Chairman Sweet. Without a tribal court to hold people accountable and with no action from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Enick's group realizes it can act without fear of any consequences. Chairman Sweet describes the situation as "outrageous."
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Showing posts with label Casino. Show all posts
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008
Coming Soon: Another Crack in the Sovereignty Dam
Word is that at the beginning of next week, OR SOONER, there will be some news on court rulings against tribal disenrollment. Continued cracks in the dam of sovereignty, caused by Casino tribes who mistreat their people.
Stay tuned. This could help pending and upcoming lawsuits.
Stay tuned. This could help pending and upcoming lawsuits.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
UPDATE: Sheriff's Union recommends AVOIDING SOBOBA. Avoid Pechanga TOO.
UPDATE: Tribal leadership says the Soboba Casino is still safe to visit.
"The Tribe does not want to bring the public into controversy. We understand that this has become a political agenda and we are only committed to reporting the facts," said Rose Salgado, a member of the Soboba Tribal Council, in an e-mail. "The recent tragic events were unrelated to the Casino and had no impact on the safety or welfare of either Casino patrons or employees."
OP: Translation: "The bullets missed."
Citing safety concerns, the Riverside County Sheriffs Union (RSA) recommends it's members STAY AWAY from Soboba:
"Due to the recent violence against Riverside County Deputy Sheriff's, and a concern that the situation remains unstable for RSA members as well as the general public, RSA is recommending that its members and the general public avoid the Soboba Casino for their off-duty leisurely activities."
I'd recommend the same thing. It's dangerous there for patrons, luckily, none were killed by a stray bullet. Additionally, I'd recommend staying away from Pechanga due to their immoral behavior in violating the civil rights of their citizens.
The only thing these enterprises will respond to is loss of YOUR hard-earned money to make some behavioral changes.
"The Tribe does not want to bring the public into controversy. We understand that this has become a political agenda and we are only committed to reporting the facts," said Rose Salgado, a member of the Soboba Tribal Council, in an e-mail. "The recent tragic events were unrelated to the Casino and had no impact on the safety or welfare of either Casino patrons or employees."
OP: Translation: "The bullets missed."
Citing safety concerns, the Riverside County Sheriffs Union (RSA) recommends it's members STAY AWAY from Soboba:
"Due to the recent violence against Riverside County Deputy Sheriff's, and a concern that the situation remains unstable for RSA members as well as the general public, RSA is recommending that its members and the general public avoid the Soboba Casino for their off-duty leisurely activities."
I'd recommend the same thing. It's dangerous there for patrons, luckily, none were killed by a stray bullet. Additionally, I'd recommend staying away from Pechanga due to their immoral behavior in violating the civil rights of their citizens.
The only thing these enterprises will respond to is loss of YOUR hard-earned money to make some behavioral changes.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Interior to Delay Final Step On Pechanga, other Compacts.
In a good move, Interior Department won't allow civil rights violator Pechanga and other Tribes to get started on adding new slots without the vote of the people.
A spokesman for Attorney General Jerry Brown, who represents both the governor and the secretary of state, would say only that “a compact must be valid under state law as well as receiving federal approval.” And, since the people haven't approved it, it's NOT valid.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20071204-9999-1n4compacts.html
Tell your friends, you heard it here first.
A spokesman for Attorney General Jerry Brown, who represents both the governor and the secretary of state, would say only that “a compact must be valid under state law as well as receiving federal approval.” And, since the people haven't approved it, it's NOT valid.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20071204-9999-1n4compacts.html
Tell your friends, you heard it here first.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
DISENROLLMENT!
http://www.manataka.org/page1858.html
This will help new readers understand a bit about disenrollments, driven by profits.
FIRST, they deny civil rights to their people, losing voting rights and then, take their health care, education assistance, elder care away.
Native American tribes are facing allegations of greed and racism as they purge members from their rolls and deny the applications of others.
The expulsions have sent tremors through Indian country. Thousands of Native Americans have lost their cultural identities and access to tribal benefits, such as medical care, housing and education. Certain gaming tribes divide casino profits among members, in some cases thousands of dollars a month per person. Those expelled lose their cut. Tribal officials say they're protecting legitimate members by making sure everyone in the tribe is qualified.
As sovereign nations, tribes have the final say in who can - and cannot - join. Each tribe determines what degree of Indian blood is necessary for membership, a requirement that varies among the 561 federally recognized tribes.
In California, at least 2,000 Native Americans have been taken off the rolls of their tribes since 1999, says Laura Wass, executive director of the Many Lightnings American Indian Legacy Center, an education and advocacy group in Fresno. Disenrollments have surged with the rise of Indian casinos, she says.
Thousands of Native Americans elsewhere have lost, or may lose, their tribal status. An upcoming vote at the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma could deny citizenship to more than 1,000 of the tribe's 260,000 members. "The motive varies from tribe to tribe," says Daniel Littlefield, director of the Sequoyah Research Center at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, an archive for contemporary Native American issues. "I would say money is at the bottom of a lot of it."
Mary Chapman of Fresno was disenrolled from the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians last month, along with 20 members of her family. About 250 members of the tribe have been disenrolled this year, Wass says, and about 400 others have received letters questioning their status.
The 1,200-member tribe, which opened a casino in Coarsegold, Calif., in 2003, expelled Chapman because she didn't meet the eligibility criteria in the tribe's constitution, a complex set of categories based on ancestry, according to a disenrollment letter sent to her by the tribe.
This will help new readers understand a bit about disenrollments, driven by profits.
FIRST, they deny civil rights to their people, losing voting rights and then, take their health care, education assistance, elder care away.
Native American tribes are facing allegations of greed and racism as they purge members from their rolls and deny the applications of others.
The expulsions have sent tremors through Indian country. Thousands of Native Americans have lost their cultural identities and access to tribal benefits, such as medical care, housing and education. Certain gaming tribes divide casino profits among members, in some cases thousands of dollars a month per person. Those expelled lose their cut. Tribal officials say they're protecting legitimate members by making sure everyone in the tribe is qualified.
As sovereign nations, tribes have the final say in who can - and cannot - join. Each tribe determines what degree of Indian blood is necessary for membership, a requirement that varies among the 561 federally recognized tribes.
In California, at least 2,000 Native Americans have been taken off the rolls of their tribes since 1999, says Laura Wass, executive director of the Many Lightnings American Indian Legacy Center, an education and advocacy group in Fresno. Disenrollments have surged with the rise of Indian casinos, she says.
Thousands of Native Americans elsewhere have lost, or may lose, their tribal status. An upcoming vote at the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma could deny citizenship to more than 1,000 of the tribe's 260,000 members. "The motive varies from tribe to tribe," says Daniel Littlefield, director of the Sequoyah Research Center at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, an archive for contemporary Native American issues. "I would say money is at the bottom of a lot of it."
Mary Chapman of Fresno was disenrolled from the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians last month, along with 20 members of her family. About 250 members of the tribe have been disenrolled this year, Wass says, and about 400 others have received letters questioning their status.
The 1,200-member tribe, which opened a casino in Coarsegold, Calif., in 2003, expelled Chapman because she didn't meet the eligibility criteria in the tribe's constitution, a complex set of categories based on ancestry, according to a disenrollment letter sent to her by the tribe.
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Pechanga leading the beginning of the END of Sovereignty?
Are California’s Tribal Disenrollments the Beginning of the End of Tribal Sovereignty?
By
Original Pechanga
In the 21st Century, who would have thought that the Indian Wars would begin anew? This is not the war of racist whites who wanted to move west no matter who was hurt. This time, it’s greedy Indians who want more money, no matter which tribal members they hurt. The 21st century Indian War is now Indian vs. Indian. Tribes such as Pechanga of Temecula, Redding Rancheria, Jamul of San Diego, Enterprise Rancheria are violating their members civil rights, eliminating them from tribal rolls and denying them their part of the tribe. And because of California Tribe’s use of sovereignty, it can be “we just don’t like you” or “we don’t believe the evidence” (are you going to believe me or your lying eyes?),
In California’s Indian Country, wealthy casino tribes are gorging themselves with cash, the fruits of their casino, thanks to laws passed by the citizens of California. Prop 1A and Prop. 5 were passed overwhelmingly, thanks to ads that promised not to expand gaming and to help tribes with self reliance. To the California populace, this meant that tribes would be able to take care of their own membership. Those living in poverty would be brought forth; non gaming tribes would benefit from a fund that gaming tribes would contribute to. A ‘lifting of all boats’ if you will.
What has happened in that time has in fact helped some tribes. San Manuel of San Bernardino has developed their reservation from dirt poor to one of the wealthiest in the state and tribal members are definitely in the top 1/10th of income earners in California. And they are taking care of their people. Their population is limited, with fewer than 200 members. Morongo of Cabazon is another example of good governing.
Sadly, some tribes could not stand to share their good fortune. Visions of more money, or living at San Manuel standards blinded some with greed and envy.
The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians is one such tribe. Blessed with an excellent location near a freeway and with easy access and a growing population, the Pechanga Resort and Casino was successful and thriving.
With just over 1,000 adult members, the tribe was, by 2004 able to provide their members with a monthly per capita check of $15,000 and quarterly bonuses. Additionally, the tribe provided health care via Blue Shield, Dental, Eye and extra benefits for elders. Also included was educational assistance including college scholarships for which all was needed was a C average. Even John Kerry and G. W. Bush could have kept a scholarship.
But that wasn’t enough for a splinter group of band members, the Concerned Pechanga People. This group of extremists made threatening advances on tribal enrollment committee members, storming offices demanding that people be disenrolled. The disenrollment process was initiated in a Salem-witch-trial like atmosphere. Letters saying, “I think that family should be investigated” and “there is a person from OHIO that had the same name, we think it was their ancestor. Never mind that one of the ancestors under investigation had land on the reservation for well over 100 years, given to them from President McKinley. The process has been recounted in the article from Harpers “A Paper Trail of Tears” detailing the ouster of the family of the original headman of the Pechangas, Pablo Apis.
The evidence for Paulina Hunter’s family is detailed in “Without a Tribe” an investigative report from KNBC-TV in Los Angeles. The investigation went on for months and as recounted in the piece, Pechanga refused to speak to KNBC until the day before the airing. Comically, Pechanga had to buy a 30 second spot during February sweeps (a bit more costly) to tell their story. In watching the report, it was clear that Pechanga Chairman Mark Macarro was caught in a lie, and he was called on it by anchor Colleen Williams.
The report featured noted anthropologist, Dr. John Johnson, curator of the Natural History Museum in Santa Barbara, and an expert in his field, possibly without equal. What is the significance of Dr. Johnson? Well, the Pechanga tribe hired him to research Paulina Hunter’s ancestry. They went for the best and he found the truth about Paulina; she was indeed Pechanga, “100%” he said. Now keep in mind that this gentlemen has worked with California Mission Indians for decades, heavily researching Las Padrones, the historical record of the priests of Mission San Luis Rey (from which Luiseno comes)
Some authors, who are concerned that sovereignty issues outweigh any damage to families of disenrolled, ask the question: Are they violating tribal law or US law, because US law wouldn’t apply to a sovereign nation. Well the answer is: They are violating tribal law. Pechanga’s constitution requires open enrollment every January with specific requirements for enrollment. There is no blood quantum required; the requirement is lineal descent from an original Pechanga person.
Pechanga has a moratorium in place which has kept new members from joining the tribe. The moratorium is not authorized in the constitution. There was a petition brought forth to the tribe, it was ruled valid and voted upon. The moratorium, unconstitutionally, was passed. The Tribal Council explained that “the people have spoken” and it’s now law until repealed. Later, when a petition was brought forth to end all disenrollment, it was ruled valid and voted upon, after the question of the Hunter family’s disenrollment process was brought up, Chairman Macarro said, “all means all”. The people voted to end all disenrollments. The will of the people was spoken. Months later, the tribe was sent a letter saying that the Hunter family disenrollment couldn’t be stopped by a vote of the people; they had to right to vote on enrollment matters. Okay so the people had a right to STOP new members coming in, but not to stop lifelong members from going out? I think this answers the question of violations of law.
This is sovereignty that is wielded like a club, not for the good of the members, but to their detriment.
These websites and blogs can help answer questions, and there will be more articles like this one.
Without a Tribe
http://www.pechanga.info/
http://blog.myspace.com/paulinahunterofpechanga
http://www.tribalcorruption.com/
http://originalpechanga.blogspot.com/
Original Pechanga is a disenrolled member of the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians.
UPDATE: Fire Witch Rising has picked up the article: http://firewitchrising.blogspot.com/2007/06/native-blog-are-californias-tribal.html
Please take a look at her blog
By
Original Pechanga
In the 21st Century, who would have thought that the Indian Wars would begin anew? This is not the war of racist whites who wanted to move west no matter who was hurt. This time, it’s greedy Indians who want more money, no matter which tribal members they hurt. The 21st century Indian War is now Indian vs. Indian. Tribes such as Pechanga of Temecula, Redding Rancheria, Jamul of San Diego, Enterprise Rancheria are violating their members civil rights, eliminating them from tribal rolls and denying them their part of the tribe. And because of California Tribe’s use of sovereignty, it can be “we just don’t like you” or “we don’t believe the evidence” (are you going to believe me or your lying eyes?),
In California’s Indian Country, wealthy casino tribes are gorging themselves with cash, the fruits of their casino, thanks to laws passed by the citizens of California. Prop 1A and Prop. 5 were passed overwhelmingly, thanks to ads that promised not to expand gaming and to help tribes with self reliance. To the California populace, this meant that tribes would be able to take care of their own membership. Those living in poverty would be brought forth; non gaming tribes would benefit from a fund that gaming tribes would contribute to. A ‘lifting of all boats’ if you will.
What has happened in that time has in fact helped some tribes. San Manuel of San Bernardino has developed their reservation from dirt poor to one of the wealthiest in the state and tribal members are definitely in the top 1/10th of income earners in California. And they are taking care of their people. Their population is limited, with fewer than 200 members. Morongo of Cabazon is another example of good governing.
Sadly, some tribes could not stand to share their good fortune. Visions of more money, or living at San Manuel standards blinded some with greed and envy.
The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians is one such tribe. Blessed with an excellent location near a freeway and with easy access and a growing population, the Pechanga Resort and Casino was successful and thriving.
With just over 1,000 adult members, the tribe was, by 2004 able to provide their members with a monthly per capita check of $15,000 and quarterly bonuses. Additionally, the tribe provided health care via Blue Shield, Dental, Eye and extra benefits for elders. Also included was educational assistance including college scholarships for which all was needed was a C average. Even John Kerry and G. W. Bush could have kept a scholarship.
But that wasn’t enough for a splinter group of band members, the Concerned Pechanga People. This group of extremists made threatening advances on tribal enrollment committee members, storming offices demanding that people be disenrolled. The disenrollment process was initiated in a Salem-witch-trial like atmosphere. Letters saying, “I think that family should be investigated” and “there is a person from OHIO that had the same name, we think it was their ancestor. Never mind that one of the ancestors under investigation had land on the reservation for well over 100 years, given to them from President McKinley. The process has been recounted in the article from Harpers “A Paper Trail of Tears” detailing the ouster of the family of the original headman of the Pechangas, Pablo Apis.
The evidence for Paulina Hunter’s family is detailed in “Without a Tribe” an investigative report from KNBC-TV in Los Angeles. The investigation went on for months and as recounted in the piece, Pechanga refused to speak to KNBC until the day before the airing. Comically, Pechanga had to buy a 30 second spot during February sweeps (a bit more costly) to tell their story. In watching the report, it was clear that Pechanga Chairman Mark Macarro was caught in a lie, and he was called on it by anchor Colleen Williams.
The report featured noted anthropologist, Dr. John Johnson, curator of the Natural History Museum in Santa Barbara, and an expert in his field, possibly without equal. What is the significance of Dr. Johnson? Well, the Pechanga tribe hired him to research Paulina Hunter’s ancestry. They went for the best and he found the truth about Paulina; she was indeed Pechanga, “100%” he said. Now keep in mind that this gentlemen has worked with California Mission Indians for decades, heavily researching Las Padrones, the historical record of the priests of Mission San Luis Rey (from which Luiseno comes)
Some authors, who are concerned that sovereignty issues outweigh any damage to families of disenrolled, ask the question: Are they violating tribal law or US law, because US law wouldn’t apply to a sovereign nation. Well the answer is: They are violating tribal law. Pechanga’s constitution requires open enrollment every January with specific requirements for enrollment. There is no blood quantum required; the requirement is lineal descent from an original Pechanga person.
Pechanga has a moratorium in place which has kept new members from joining the tribe. The moratorium is not authorized in the constitution. There was a petition brought forth to the tribe, it was ruled valid and voted upon. The moratorium, unconstitutionally, was passed. The Tribal Council explained that “the people have spoken” and it’s now law until repealed. Later, when a petition was brought forth to end all disenrollment, it was ruled valid and voted upon, after the question of the Hunter family’s disenrollment process was brought up, Chairman Macarro said, “all means all”. The people voted to end all disenrollments. The will of the people was spoken. Months later, the tribe was sent a letter saying that the Hunter family disenrollment couldn’t be stopped by a vote of the people; they had to right to vote on enrollment matters. Okay so the people had a right to STOP new members coming in, but not to stop lifelong members from going out? I think this answers the question of violations of law.
This is sovereignty that is wielded like a club, not for the good of the members, but to their detriment.
These websites and blogs can help answer questions, and there will be more articles like this one.
Without a Tribe
http://www.pechanga.info/
http://blog.myspace.com/paulinahunterofpechanga
http://www.tribalcorruption.com/
http://originalpechanga.blogspot.com/
Original Pechanga is a disenrolled member of the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians.
UPDATE: Fire Witch Rising has picked up the article: http://firewitchrising.blogspot.com/2007/06/native-blog-are-californias-tribal.html
Please take a look at her blog
Friday, June 1, 2007
Las Vegas Eyes Indian Casinos
http://www.sacunion.com/pages/california/articles/9168/
Las Vegas Eyes Indian Gaming Casinos
By JOAN WHITELY, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Published: May 30, 2007
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Picture a luxury sedan, tooling peacefully down the highway. That would be the U.S. commercial casino industry, with 2005 gross revenues of almost $30 billion.
But what about the tricked-out, turbocharged pickup in the sedan’s rearview mirror, closing in quickly? That would be Indian gambling, which pulled down almost $23 billion in gross revenues in 2005, according to statistics compiled by Los Angeles economist Alan Meister.
Once dismissed for running second-rate rural bingo halls inside big tents, gambling tribes in the past decade have dramatically narrowed the gap on commercial casino operators.
But gambling also disrupts tribes, says Gover, who was assistant secretary for Indian affairs in the U.S. Department of the Interior from 1997 to 2001.
Disputes about who belongs to a tribe, let alone who should lead it, now get attention.
The size of a tribe affects the size of payouts, if a tribe is distributing some of its gambling profits to individual members. About one-third of gambling tribes do so, according to 2001 data from the National Indian Gaming Commission, a federal regulatory agency.
“Before, who cared what your share of nothing is?” Gover says. “I think the pace of these disenrollments has picked up.”
Disenrollment is the review process by which a tribe decides that a person who has claimed membership does not qualify.
Yes, those who have been disenrolled at Pechanga Reservation in Temecula, CA were members when there was NOTHING but the land. The concerned Pechanga People were the greedy ones, and many aren't even Pechanga. Why should California support a nation like that...
Las Vegas Eyes Indian Gaming Casinos
By JOAN WHITELY, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Published: May 30, 2007
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Picture a luxury sedan, tooling peacefully down the highway. That would be the U.S. commercial casino industry, with 2005 gross revenues of almost $30 billion.
But what about the tricked-out, turbocharged pickup in the sedan’s rearview mirror, closing in quickly? That would be Indian gambling, which pulled down almost $23 billion in gross revenues in 2005, according to statistics compiled by Los Angeles economist Alan Meister.
Once dismissed for running second-rate rural bingo halls inside big tents, gambling tribes in the past decade have dramatically narrowed the gap on commercial casino operators.
But gambling also disrupts tribes, says Gover, who was assistant secretary for Indian affairs in the U.S. Department of the Interior from 1997 to 2001.
Disputes about who belongs to a tribe, let alone who should lead it, now get attention.
The size of a tribe affects the size of payouts, if a tribe is distributing some of its gambling profits to individual members. About one-third of gambling tribes do so, according to 2001 data from the National Indian Gaming Commission, a federal regulatory agency.
“Before, who cared what your share of nothing is?” Gover says. “I think the pace of these disenrollments has picked up.”
Disenrollment is the review process by which a tribe decides that a person who has claimed membership does not qualify.
Yes, those who have been disenrolled at Pechanga Reservation in Temecula, CA were members when there was NOTHING but the land. The concerned Pechanga People were the greedy ones, and many aren't even Pechanga. Why should California support a nation like that...
Thursday, May 31, 2007
BOYCOTT Pechanga Because of Civil Rights Violations
People of California,
It's past time to boycott the Casino of the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians.
As a sovereign nation, they have the right to determine membership, they have the right to violate their tribal laws, they have the right to go against the will of the people, they have the right to impose an illegal moratorium, they have the right to put a white man on the council while saying that true Pechanga Blood is not "really Pechanga". They have the right to take away health care for their elders. They have the sovereign right to take away educational assistance to members. They ahve the sovereign right to take away over $250,000 in per capita payments so that remaining members can get over $300,000.
But, should the People of the State of California support an enterprise that would do that to their own people?
Should the Government of the State of California REWARD the Pechanga Tribe for violations of California citizens civil rights?
Should the people of California allow a rich tribe more riches when they are not taking care of their people as promised? Would you reward Hollywood Park with more races if they kicked out their longest employees? Or, their black employees?
Pechanga has treated their own citizens, well, the ones they couldn't control through fear, in a Nazi-like fashion. They have destroyed Indians with impunity. Why would people go there. Take your business elsewhere! There are plenty of Indian Casinos on reservations where they look after their people. Let Pechanga know WHY you are no longer going to go to their casino.
It's past time to boycott the Casino of the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians.
As a sovereign nation, they have the right to determine membership, they have the right to violate their tribal laws, they have the right to go against the will of the people, they have the right to impose an illegal moratorium, they have the right to put a white man on the council while saying that true Pechanga Blood is not "really Pechanga". They have the right to take away health care for their elders. They have the sovereign right to take away educational assistance to members. They ahve the sovereign right to take away over $250,000 in per capita payments so that remaining members can get over $300,000.
But, should the People of the State of California support an enterprise that would do that to their own people?
Should the Government of the State of California REWARD the Pechanga Tribe for violations of California citizens civil rights?
Should the people of California allow a rich tribe more riches when they are not taking care of their people as promised? Would you reward Hollywood Park with more races if they kicked out their longest employees? Or, their black employees?
Pechanga has treated their own citizens, well, the ones they couldn't control through fear, in a Nazi-like fashion. They have destroyed Indians with impunity. Why would people go there. Take your business elsewhere! There are plenty of Indian Casinos on reservations where they look after their people. Let Pechanga know WHY you are no longer going to go to their casino.
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Can Pechanga be Left Out in the Cold?
Pechanga has been getting a lot of bad press lately. A report on their disenrollment was on the local news in Palm Springs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ochSd6bdMMY
Shortly after, KABC 7 did a stand up in front of the Pechanga Casino, with Robert Holguin reporting.
Then, KNBC 4 in Los Angeles did a POWERFUL expose that showed Pechanga Chairman MARK MACARRO to be LYING in the first 15 seconds of the piece, and also portrayed Pechanga's EXPERT in the matter, Dr. John Johnson who showed that Hunter Family ancestor Paulina Hunter WAS PECHANGA:
http://video.nbc4.tv/player/?id=64156
Then at the California Democratic Convention in San Diego, Candidate for POTUS, Dennis Kucinich spoke out against disenrollment and denial of civil rights to Native Americans AT THE NATIVE AMERICAN Caucus... All eyes focused on the Pechanga Tribal Council that was in the audience.
Will Morongo and San Manuel stand up against their rival Pechanga?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ochSd6bdMMY
Shortly after, KABC 7 did a stand up in front of the Pechanga Casino, with Robert Holguin reporting.
Then, KNBC 4 in Los Angeles did a POWERFUL expose that showed Pechanga Chairman MARK MACARRO to be LYING in the first 15 seconds of the piece, and also portrayed Pechanga's EXPERT in the matter, Dr. John Johnson who showed that Hunter Family ancestor Paulina Hunter WAS PECHANGA:
http://video.nbc4.tv/player/?id=64156
Then at the California Democratic Convention in San Diego, Candidate for POTUS, Dennis Kucinich spoke out against disenrollment and denial of civil rights to Native Americans AT THE NATIVE AMERICAN Caucus... All eyes focused on the Pechanga Tribal Council that was in the audience.
Will Morongo and San Manuel stand up against their rival Pechanga?
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
I am PECHANGA
I am from the family of PAULINA HUNTER OF PECHANGA. The family has a website at: http://blog.myspace.com/paulinahunterofpechanga
There are over 140 blog posts and there is a lot of interesting reading
There are over 140 blog posts and there is a lot of interesting reading
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