Capital Weekly - State’s first off-reservation tribal casino poised for OK
By Greg Lucas | 06/24/13 5:00 AM PST
Despite
objections of a dozen Indian tribes operating casinos across
California, the Senate is expected to approve legislation this week
allowing the North Fork Rancheria Band of Mono Indians to build a hotel
casino complex near Madera – the first off-reservation tribal casino
authorized in the state.
North
Fork says its 2,000-slot casino and 200-room hotel will jumpstart the
economic livelihood of its 1,900-member tribe and buoy the area’s
depressed rural economy.
“Ratification
of our compact is going to bring jobs to the area and build up the
economy,” Elaine Bethel Fink, chairwoman of the North Fork tribe, told
Capitol Weekly.
Read Full Article Here - Capital Weekly - State’s first off-reservation tribal casino poised for OK
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
LA Weekly Article on Pala
Pala's Big Gamble: A SoCal Tribe's Casino Made Them Rich. But At What Cost?
By Ben Westhoff Thursday, Jun 20 2013
When city folk daydream about ditching the rat race and settling down somewhere peaceful, they imagine a place like the Pala Indian reservation. Nestled near the base of Palomar Mountain in north San Diego County and just a few miles east of I-15, it's 12,000 acres of gorgeous hilly countryside and red earth. Roadside stands sell oranges and avocados. Prickly nopal cactus grows like weeds, surrounding ranches populated by cows, horses and even the occasional buffalo.
READ MORE HERE Pala's Big Gamble: A SoCal Tribe's Casino Made Them Rich. But At What Cost?
By Ben Westhoff Thursday, Jun 20 2013
When city folk daydream about ditching the rat race and settling down somewhere peaceful, they imagine a place like the Pala Indian reservation. Nestled near the base of Palomar Mountain in north San Diego County and just a few miles east of I-15, it's 12,000 acres of gorgeous hilly countryside and red earth. Roadside stands sell oranges and avocados. Prickly nopal cactus grows like weeds, surrounding ranches populated by cows, horses and even the occasional buffalo.
READ MORE HERE Pala's Big Gamble: A SoCal Tribe's Casino Made Them Rich. But At What Cost?
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Pala's Chairman Robert Smith Writes A Letter
The Chairman of the Pala Band of Mission Indians wrote a letter to the San Diego Reader in response to an article written by Siobhan Braun titled Can you find the big secret in this casino? Reservation’s reservations.
You can read all of Chairman Smith's letter here under the heading Attention to Detail:
San Diego Reader Editorial Inbox - Attention to Detail by Robert Smith
Part of Chairman Smith's letter reads:
"Additionally, the blood requirement to receive a land allotment in 1913 for any Native American was 50 percent. This was determined by the federal government, not by the Pala tribe."
Margarita Brittain received an allotment in 1913 along with all her children which makes her children 1/2.
Here is the 1913 Allotment roll. Margarita Brittain is listed as 4/4 and her children as 1/2. Thus all the disenrolled members of Pala are eligible for enrollment under Pala's Constitution as they posses 1/16 Blood of the Band.
You can read all of Chairman Smith's letter here under the heading Attention to Detail:
San Diego Reader Editorial Inbox - Attention to Detail by Robert Smith
Part of Chairman Smith's letter reads:
"Additionally, the blood requirement to receive a land allotment in 1913 for any Native American was 50 percent. This was determined by the federal government, not by the Pala tribe."
Margarita Brittain received an allotment in 1913 along with all her children which makes her children 1/2.
Here is the 1913 Allotment roll. Margarita Brittain is listed as 4/4 and her children as 1/2. Thus all the disenrolled members of Pala are eligible for enrollment under Pala's Constitution as they posses 1/16 Blood of the Band.
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