This is laughable since Robert Smith is Chairman of the Luisenos.
Not only does Robert Smith claim to be the Chairman of the Luisenos but he also has a track record of harassing Agua Caliente Cupeno descendants. He lead the charge on disenrolling 168 Agua Caliente Cupeno. Later when Cupeno elders tried to hold a meeting they were punished and not allowed to ever vote or participate in meetings again.
Robert routinely orders Pala Security to harass Cupeno descendants. Many family members who live off the reservation cannot visit their family members who live on the reservation without fear of reprisal. Robert Smith takes action and fines Cupeno for just trying to visit their family and routinely threatens to take their per capita away.
Robert Smith destroys Cupeno land and refuses to pay what is rightfully owed.
Robert Smith has stolen the per cap of 168 Cupeno for the last 6 years. Hundreds of millions of dollars stolen. Robert Smith has altered the blood degrees of all the Cupeno trying to erase their memory.
Robert Smith now has the BIA changing Pala to Luiseno affiliation only.
Robert Smith and Theresa Nieto stole the Cupeno Children's Trust Funds.
Robert Smith and Leroy Miranda tried to play cute when they had opportunity to buy the Warner's Hot Springs Resort (Kupa). Instead of just buying Kupa, the ancestral homeland of the Cupeno, he and Leroy tried to buy membership shares so they could drive the resort into bankruptcy which they did. There they thought they would buy Kupa cheap but the judge refused to sell to them because of their actions.
It's a good thing the judge did that because Robert Smith hates the Cupenos. This is because Robert Smith is from San Felipe while now claiming to be Luiseno.
This is a sick joke that Robert Smith is playing where he would dare to organize a group to "save Kupa" when he could have bought Warner's 4 times and each time he balked. He routinely takes action to hurt Cupeno people with disenrollments, sanctions, fines, banishments, and evictions.
To all True Agua Caliente Cupeno and Warner Ranch Evictee Descedants please attend the meeting. See the flyer below. Do not let the Fake Cupeno Robert Smith continue to destroy our heritage!
And don't forget! Robert Smith is the one who put that fence around the Cal Rossi Trust next to Kupa. In the process he destroyed all sorts of Cupeno artifacts and violated the land.
Robert Smith is no friend of the Cupeno and should never be allowed to set foot at Kupa (aka Warner's Hot Springs/Agua Caliente) ever again let alone try to organize a protest?
What is Robert protesting? There is nothing more that Robert Smith loves than seeing the destruction of Cupeno sacred sites. Robert is probably secretly in favor of the developments and is just trying to shake the money tree of the owners.
