Sierrastar.com - Do They Care?
We've read so much about the issues at the Picayune
Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians. Does anyone really believe that the
three groups led by Morris Reid, Nancy Ayala and Reggie Lewis have the
best interest of the tribe as their priority, or the best interest of
themselves?
All three of these so-called leaders were proponents
of the first disenrollments in the tribe in 1999 and 2006. They cut 800
tribal members from their heritage and rights as Native Americans. Is
that what someone who purports to care about the tribe does? I think
not.
These actions against their own people and those subsequent
disenrollments documented by the Sierra Star, have led to violence and
huge police presence to protect Chukchansi's shrinking number of
citizens from their own leaders. Is this what was meant by tribal self
reliance?
Read Full Article Here - Sierrastar.com - Do They Care?
Rick Cuevas runs Original Pechanga's Blog
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Off-Reservation Casino Moves Forward
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
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
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?
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