Pechanga’s Per Capita Discussion
Category: News and Politics

There is a discussion on the per capita payments of Pechanga on ORIGINAL PECHANGAS BLOG    Sheds some light as to why the tribal council would want to terminate Indians from the tribe.

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Whites Only Group Supports Cherokee vs. Freedmen

http://originalpechanga.blogspot.com/2008/06/white-only-group-supports-cherokee-in.html

If you don't trust the link, simply GOOGLE: 

Original Pechangas Blog

There are other posts there about the struggle

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Pechanga Chairman Macarro Responds to NDNnews

Macarro sends an email response to Tamra Brennan of NDNnews

And throws his cousin under a bus:

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Original Pechangas Blog

Pechanga is crumbling 

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Open Letter on Pechanga and the NBA

From Original Pechanga's Blog 

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Dear Commissioner Stern and Dr. Buss,

During the past 60 years, the National Basketball Association has built itself into one of the premier leagues in professional sports.   From the first championships in the late 1940's, through the George Mikan's Lakers teams to the dynasty of the Celtics and the rivalry between the Celtics and Lakers and through the Michael Jordan years, the NBA has stood for fairness, and purity of sports.

Sadly the NBA finds itself sullied by gambling scandals.  The publicity of the Donaghy incident has shaken the foundation of the game.   Now, we find that NBA analyst and former superstar Charles Barkley has a $400,000 unpaid gambling debt and Sir Charles has admitted to spending $10 million gambling, but to him, "it's not a problem".

Our concern is your sponsorships from Indian Casinos.  How can you decry gambling on one hand, yet on the other, take millions of dollars in advertising and  sponsorships from gambling enterprises.   Your flagship team, the Los Angeles Lakers has a partnership with the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians.

Throughout Indian Country, thousands of native Americans have had their cultural heritage stripped from them, primarily by tribes in pursuit of gaming compacts. The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians, of Temecula CA, is one of the most egregious civil rights violators in Indian Country.

The Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly and KNBC News  have done numerous stories detailing the activities of the tribe, including "Tribal Flush: Pechanga People Disenrolled En Masse."  (link)   and "Without a Tribe" reported by Colleen Williams of KNBC.

• The Pechanga Band has eliminated 25% of its citizenship and denied them due process, equal protection under tribal and federal laws, in violation of the Indian Civil Rights Act.
• The tribe stripped elders of their health care benefits and access to the tribal clinic.
• Forcibly removed the children of some members from the tribal school.
• The most recent disenrollment of 100+ adults and children was especially egregious as the General Membership, the Tribe's governing body, had previously passed a law which (1) repealed the Tribe's disenrollment procedures and (2) made it illegal for the Enrollment Committee to disenroll members.  In violation of its own Constitution and the ICRA, Pechanga tribal officials breeched their duty.

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We question the wisdom of accepting money from a gambling enterprise that is a known civil rights violator.   We are asking that you sever your ties to Pechanga and investigate the issues detailed above and determine whether sponsorship from gambling casinos is in the best interests of the National Basketball Association.

http://originalpechanga.blogspot.com/2008/05/open-letter-to-nba-commissioner-david.html

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Soboba Reservation Becomes KILLING FIELD

There have been two gun battles with Riverside Sheriffs in less than a week.

Original Pechanga has the story

http://originalpechanga.blogspot.com/2008/05/soboba-reservation-becomes-killing.html

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Violence at Pechanga’s Casino
Current mood: animated

Original Pechanga's Blog

Are you safe there?     Check out the link for the YOUTUBE video.

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Original Pechanga’s Blog is still underway

We've kept the Original Pechanga blog working as we are continuing our fight.

http://originalpechanga.blogspot.com

Feel free to add your thoughts as there are a lot of posts.

I hope all is well for my friends.

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KFI RADIO: ONE DRUNK INDIAN say Bill Handel
Current mood: annoyed

WOW,  Bill Handel of KFI radio in Los Angeles comes up with a racist rant:

http://originalpechanga.blogspot.com/2008/02/kfi-host-bill-handel-says-only-one.html 

Includes a letter for KFI programming director

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Why YOU should vote NO on Prop. 94: Original Pechanga

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:Where Have All the Indians GONE?

http://originalpechanga.blogspot.com/2008/01/where-have-all-indians-gone-from.html

Pechanga's commercials show how the tribe has shrunk since Indian Gaming.

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The Pechanga Indian Removal Acts

http://www.apoliticalblog.com/?p=146

The Pechanga Band has systematically removed Indians from not only their membership, but from Federal rolls.

Vote NO on Prop. 94-97

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CA Casinos want Modest Increase? NO on Prop. 94 95

http://originalpechanga.blogspot.com/2008/01/no-on-props-94-95-9697-what-is-modest.html">Pechanga's Modest Increase

Vote NO on Props 94-97

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LA Weekly Article on my Family

The news is getting out about what Pechanga has done and here is a link to OP's blog that links to the story:

http://originalpechanga.blogspot.com/2008/01/tribal-flush-pechanga-peole-disenrolled.html

It's an extensive article.   We are lucky to have it run at this time.

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New Commercial Against Expanded Gaming Propositions

VOTE NO on Prop. 94    No to Pechanga

OP has the commercial embedded into his blog.

http://originalpechanga.blogspot.com/2008/01/vote-no-on-pechanga-new-commercial-from.html

Please tell your friends.  I may vote yes on Agua Caliente, but I WILL vote No to Pechanga.   They should not be rewarded for decimating their tribe.

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Pechanga’s Policy of Indian Removal is Theft of $140000000

Pechanga's policy of Indian Removal

http://originalpechanga.blogspot.com/2007/12/pechanga-indian-removal-acts-tribal.html

OP has the numbers, and they are rising.  

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