In 1903 the Agua Caleinte Cupeno were removed from their ancestral tribal home, the Village of Kupa also known as Warner's Hot Springs. The Cupeno were forced onto the Pala Indian Reservation. This is known as the Cupeno Trail of Tears. On June 1st, 2011 and February 1st, 2012 162 Warner Ranch Evictee Agua Caliente Cupeno were removed from the PBMI Association by the Pala Enrollment Committee. This is our Second Trail of Tears.
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Pala Murder Case Status Update
villagenews.com UPDATE: Court proceedings begin in case relating to Pala man’s death
The Fallbrook/Bonsall Village News
By Debbie Ramsey on March 7, 2016
VISTA – One of two North County residents who reported finding a stranger dead in the garage of their home last week pleaded not guilty today, Mon., March 7 to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Anthony James Boles, 32, faces up to three years in prison if convicted of the gun offense. He was ordered held on $200,000 bail.
Boles and Tyann Louise Allen, 33, were arrested last Thursday, March 3, at the Valley Center Sheriff’s Substation, where they had voluntarily gone to be questioned about the shooting death of 44-year-old Bradley Trujillo Jr., whom they claimed not to have known.
Allen has not been charged with any crime in the case and is expected to be released from jail.
On Wednesday evening, Allen and Boles reported finding Trujillo’s body upon returning to their residence on Robles Way in Pala following a dinner outing, sheriff’s Lt. Dan Brislin said.
The victim died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the county Medical Examiner’s Office, which ruled his death a homicide.
Authorities have disclosed no suspected motive for the slaying. Allen’s and Boles’ assertions that they were not acquainted with Trujillo remain under investigation, the lieutenant said.
Detectives said they found no evidence of forced entry at the home.
Boles is scheduled to be back in court March 15 for a readiness conference. A preliminary hearing is set for March 17.
Read More Here-->villagenews.com UPDATE: Court proceedings begin in case relating to Pala man’s death
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Murder On The Pala Reservation Makes The News
As most of you know there was a murder on the Pala Reservation. I have been waiting for more verifiable facts before posting anything. The name has not been officially released nor has any motive been disclosed. Of course rumor and speculation abound in the comments sections.
However, an anonymous commenter has now suggested that somehow I am being paid by Robert Smith not to mention the murder. So I will post links to the news articles for people to read or not read, your choice. The facts as they are known are described in the articles. Those facts are a 44 year old male was found murdered. An investigation is on-going but enough evidence has been garnered to arrest 32-year-old Anthony James Boles Sr. and 30-year-old Tyann Louise Allen for probable cause. The motive is still under investigation. The San Diego Sheriff homicide division is investigating.
The investigation needs to play out. In the United States one is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
From the villagenews.com:
"Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Homicide Detail at (858) 974- 2321/after hours at (858) 565-5200. You can also remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477 and be eligible for up to a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest."
villagenews.com Man and woman arrested for murder a Pala man
nbcsandiego.com - Dead Man Found at Pala Indian Reservation in Suspected Homicide
patch.com - UPDATED: Arrests Made in Pala Indian Reservation Homicide
osidenews.com - Two Arrested for Murder on Pala Reservation
Views expressed in the comments section are not mine nor are they endorsed by me. I do not endorse or condone any views expressed by anonymous commenters or otherwise. Please do not conflate a blog post with blog comments. They are two different things.
However, an anonymous commenter has now suggested that somehow I am being paid by Robert Smith not to mention the murder. So I will post links to the news articles for people to read or not read, your choice. The facts as they are known are described in the articles. Those facts are a 44 year old male was found murdered. An investigation is on-going but enough evidence has been garnered to arrest 32-year-old Anthony James Boles Sr. and 30-year-old Tyann Louise Allen for probable cause. The motive is still under investigation. The San Diego Sheriff homicide division is investigating.
The investigation needs to play out. In the United States one is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
From the villagenews.com:
"Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Homicide Detail at (858) 974- 2321/after hours at (858) 565-5200. You can also remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477 and be eligible for up to a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest."
villagenews.com Man and woman arrested for murder a Pala man
nbcsandiego.com - Dead Man Found at Pala Indian Reservation in Suspected Homicide
patch.com - UPDATED: Arrests Made in Pala Indian Reservation Homicide
osidenews.com - Two Arrested for Murder on Pala Reservation
Views expressed in the comments section are not mine nor are they endorsed by me. I do not endorse or condone any views expressed by anonymous commenters or otherwise. Please do not conflate a blog post with blog comments. They are two different things.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
NIGC Derelict In Its Fiduciary Responsibility to Individual American Indians
Good article in Indian Country Today. Here are some excerpts.
h/t originalpechanga.com
Indian Country Today - NIGC Must Deter Gaming Per Capita Misuse
By Gabriel S. Galanda 3/1/16
It is easy to blame the Congress, the BIA,, and federal courts for allowing mass tribal disenrollment to flourish. They are all complicit.
But behind the scenes another federal entity plays a key role, especially in the increasing number of disenrollments tied to gaming per capitas: the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC).
Over the last five years, the NIGC has shied away from regulating gaming per capita distributions, and by doing so emboldened a growing number of tribal politicians to disenroll their kin to increase income for those politicians’ allies.
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More to the point, while the NIGC does not have authority over any tribe’s “enrollment decisions,” the agency does possess the statutory power—and indeed is mandated—to intercede in disenrollment-related gaming per capita misuse. 25 U.S.C. § 2702(2); 25 C.F.R. § 290.14(b). The Commission can and should regulate the money. Prior NIGC Chairmen understood that. The current Commission demurs.
h/t originalpechanga.com
Indian Country Today - NIGC Must Deter Gaming Per Capita Misuse
By Gabriel S. Galanda 3/1/16
It is easy to blame the Congress, the BIA,, and federal courts for allowing mass tribal disenrollment to flourish. They are all complicit.
But behind the scenes another federal entity plays a key role, especially in the increasing number of disenrollments tied to gaming per capitas: the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC).
Over the last five years, the NIGC has shied away from regulating gaming per capita distributions, and by doing so emboldened a growing number of tribal politicians to disenroll their kin to increase income for those politicians’ allies.
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More to the point, while the NIGC does not have authority over any tribe’s “enrollment decisions,” the agency does possess the statutory power—and indeed is mandated—to intercede in disenrollment-related gaming per capita misuse. 25 U.S.C. § 2702(2); 25 C.F.R. § 290.14(b). The Commission can and should regulate the money. Prior NIGC Chairmen understood that. The current Commission demurs.
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The NIGC’s deference to an intra-tribal system of check and balance in that context, is derelict. So is the Commission when it comes to the trust responsibility it owes to every single enrolled member of gaming tribes.
By the admission of former NIGC Chairman Harold Monteau, the NIGC owes a “direct trust (fiduciary) responsibility to American Indians”—meaning not merely to tribal governments, but to tribal members, including those who face disenrollment. (emph. added)
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