A New California Indian Tribe

Thousands of men, women, children, and elders make up the fastest growing California Indian Group since the turn of the century. Disenrolled, disenfranchised, and denied membership in their tribal communities, these descendants of California's first inhabitants find themselves "homeless" just as their ancestors were over a century ago.

However, where there ancestors fate was sealed at the hands of a series of oppressive and sometimes ruthless "foreign" governments, today's California Indians need look no further than their own communities and families to see the root of today's evils that threaten their very existence.

The growth of Indian gaming has spawned a movement among California Indian leaders to reduce or limit the number of California Indians who benefit from Indian gaming.

Whether it be Pechanga and San Pasqual in the Southern part of the State; Redding, Robinson, and Enterprise Rancherias in the North; or Chukchansi in the Central Valley, leaders at these and other Tribes have violated the basic human and civil rights of thousands.

Such violations include the denial of due process and equal protection of tribal and federal laws; denial of participation in the political process; and denial of basic services afforded other tribal members.

Indeed, the violations have gone as far as to require the desecration of Indian burials and re-classification of tribal citizens to 2nd class status.

There is no end in sight, not as long as tribal leaders are allowed to invoke tribal sovereignty to protect themselves from being prosecuted for their crimes. Even though it is quite clear that laws have been broken and crimes committed, there is no means by which to address such actions.

While California's tribal leaders continue to reduce and limit their member numbers, California's newest class of Indians will continue to grow.

Where our ancestors once endured a century of dishonor at the hands of numerous "foreign" governments, thousands of California Indians find themselves in a time where the dishonor and destruction have been brought forth by their own leaders- men and women who do not have more blood or greater ancestral ties (in fact, some leaders come from families adopted into the tribes) than those they have oppressed.

For more, go to:

http://originalpechanga.blogspot.com/2010/01/which-group-of-federally-recognized.html

Indian families face disparate outcomes in disputes

Dear family, friends, and supporters:
 
Below is the most recent article regarding disenrollment at Pechanga and San Pasqual.  Please take some time to review. 
 
Based on the 9th Circuit's most recent ruling in the Pechanga Hunter case, some unique legal questions have been raised.  Unfortunately, the majority decision went as far as to determine that the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968, and the habeas corpus provision provided therein, applies mainly to criminal matters, not civil issues.  Imagine that, a civil rights law that cannot be enforced when civil rights are abused or denied and may only apply to criminal matters.
 
And, once again, Mr. Macarro attempts to mislead the general public by contending that the court's decision somehow verifies that Pechanga tribal officials complied with tribal and federal laws.  And, once again, Mr. Macarro has lied.  For another example of Pechanga tribal officials "twisting the truth" and attempting to mislead the public, go to: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/Pechanga_Membership_Battle_Los_Angeles.html 
The 9th Circuit, as other courts who have heard similar disenrollment and membership issues, only ruled that it could not hear the case becuase it did not have jurisdiction.  No rulings were made on the merits of the Plaintiffs contentions that their basic tribal and federal rights had been violated.  In fact, the Plaintiffs had not yet had an opportunity to present their case, nor had Pechanga tribal officials had the opportunity to refute the claims. 
 
Thanks for taking the time to read this story.

 
Indian families face disparate outcomes in disputes;
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_f5a589d9-604b-5bf8-9859-04f1fe014198.html

About Pechanga.info

The purpose of this site is to provide information regarding tribal disenrollments and violations of Indian peoples' civil rights. The disenrollment of long-standing tribal members, as well as violations of the Indian Civil Rights Act, are happening at an alarming rate. It appears that those Indian tribes that have casinos or other gaming establishments- especially California gaming tribes- have been most likely to disenroll their own tribal members. This site will attempt to shed light on the disenrollment issue and address the causes and effects of the new Indian genocide.