Tribe planning to oppose motion

By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
May 9, 2008

A San Diego federal judge’s order last week could lead to “an uncontrolled, if not chaotic” expansion of slot machines, lawyers for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said as part of an appeal filed yesterday. Read more…

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Tim O’Leary, Special to the Village News
Thursday, May 8^th, 2008.
Issue 19, Volume 12.

A court challenge filed by an Anza-based Indian tribe has reignited one of Southern California’s longest-running water-rights disputes, an action that could tighten supplies in a vast area that takes in Camp Pendleton, Fallbrook, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, Temecula, and its satellite horse and wine country communities.

The challenge – which surfaced recently when residents and public agencies began receiving litigation notices – has toppled the most recent truce, a six-year lull in a long fight over where and how to tap the 749-square-mile watershed of Southern California’s last free-flowing river. Read more…

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Action in response to locals’ concerns

By Onell R. Soto, STAFF WRITER
May 8, 2008

The Pauma Indian band has scaled back plans for its $300 million resort hotel, cutting its tower from 23 stories to 19, trimming the size of the gambling floor and eliminating an outdoor amphitheater. Read more…

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By CINDY MARTINEZ RHODES, The Press-Enterprise

SAN MANUEL INDIAN RESERVATION - In an instant, Pauline Murillo’s storytelling transports her audience to a time when the rich, brown earth was carried between the toes of Indian children, not by cranes or bulldozers.

As she sits in her gazebo, overlooking the San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino, Murillo, 73, has the poise, grace — and hearty laugh — of a woman who knows where she came from and still enjoys the journey. Read more…

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The American Indian and Alaska Native population rose by 1 percent from 2006 to 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau reported on Thursday.

Although the percentage increase was lower than most other racial and ethnic groups, the figures show the Native population has steadily risen since the 2000 Census. Based on the latest estimates, the number of people claiming to be American Indian or Alaska Natives has grown 6.9 percent in the last seven years.

With the 2010 Census fast approaching, the federal government will be able to get a more accurate count of the population. Yesterday’s figures show 4.5 million people claim Native heritage, up from 4.2 million in 2000. Read more…

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By Marisol Bello, USA TODAY

Moves to eliminate the term “squaw” from names of geographical sites are accelerating because of protests that the term is offensive. Read more…

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Associated Press

HONOLULU — A Native Hawaiian group that advocates sovereignty occupied the grounds of a historic royal palace in downtown Honolulu on Wednesday, saying it would carry out the business of what it considers the legitimate government of the islands.

Unarmed guards from the Hawaiian Kingdom Government group blocked all gates to the grounds of the palace, which is near the state Capitol. Read more…

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Judge calls state plan an illegal tax on tribe

By Onell R. Soto, STAFF WRITER
May 1, 2008

A federal court decision in a case involving North County’s Rincon Indian band calls into question a practice Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger touted as a way to bring billions of dollars into California’s cash-starved coffers. Read more…

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