Seems there has been a shakeup at Paskenta. Some were disenrolled. Their entire council was removed except Chairman Andy Freeman who is keeping his position.
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A little more than 100 members showed up for the meeting (April 12th), but nearly half, including one tribal leader, were asked to leave by Tribal Chair Andy Freeman.
“It bothered him and a lot of things were brought to his attention and he acted on it,” said Tribe Treasurer Ambrosia Rico.
What bothered Freeman is that there were members of the “Henthorne/Pata” family not meeting the criteria for tribal membership.
The criteria is to have direct ancestral lineage to the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians.
Other current tribal members and operators of Rolling Hills tell us they do not know how this family became part of this band around the time Rolling Hills Casino was built.
Their application was denied twice by an expert in anthropologic and genealogy investigations and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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