Kumeyaay Links

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
The National Center began its 29 year history in the heart of Los Angeles, organized by six Indian businessmen who experienced the need for business growth assistance and economic parity for urban Indian entrepreneurs.


GAMING ASSOC'S & GOVERNING BODIES

NIGA - National Indian Gaming Association
Established in 1985, a non-profit organization of 168 Indian Nations and other non-voting associate members representing organizations, tribes and businesses engaged in tribal gaming enterprises from around the country.

NIGA - Library and Resource Center
NIGA's new Library and Resource Center Website is for information about Indian gaming and other issues that affect Indian Country. There are a number of sections to the site that should facilitate your research.

CNIGA - California Nations Indian Gaming Association
A non-profit, Native American organization of 70+ tribes dedicated to the protection of Indian sovereignty and tribal gaming.


GAMING > SUPPLIERS

VCAT (Venture Catalyst, Inc.)
VCAT provides consulting services to support and facilitate Tribal business development in the gaming industry.


GOVERNMENT > CALIFORNIA AND LOCAL

State of California Home page


GOVERNMENT > U.S.

Department Of Interior

Bureau of Indian Affairs

NIGC - National Indian Gaming Commission
The primary mission of the NIGC is to regulate gaming activities on Indian lands for the purposes of shielding Indian tribes from organized crime and other corrupting influences; ensuring that Indian tribes are the primary beneficiaries of gaming revenues

U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
The Committee has jurisdiction to study the unique problems of American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native peoples and to propose legislation to alleviate these difficulties.


NEWS AND INFORMATION

Victor Rocha's California Indian Gaming News
Daily news links on issues related to tribal gaming in California and the World.

North American Indian Legal Services (NAILS)

National Indian Child Welfare Association

Healing of Nations--Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention

The National Indian Justice Center

National Council on Problem Gambling
Mission is to increase public awareness of pathological gambling, ensure the widespread availability of treatment for problem gamblers and their families, and to encourage research and programs for prevention and education.

The National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA)

National Tribal Justice Resource Center

Findlaw: American Indian Law

Indian Country Today
Indian Country Today, originally published as the Lakota Times was founded in 1981. The initial purpose of the paper was to provide news to the people of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.

Bibliographies of Northern and Central California Indians
The California Indian Library Collections has collected, duplicated, assembled, and shipped more than 11,000 textual documents, nearly 25,000 photographs, and over 3,400 audio tapes.

Billy Thompson Music (Blues)
Whether working on his own, leading an 8 piece horn band like Big Chief, or backing such accomplished musicians as Art Neville of the Neville Brothers, blues icons, Little Milton, Albert and Earl King or even Broadway’s Leslie Uggams, singer-songwiter-gui

Indigenous In The News Newsletter
The Indigenous Internet Chamber of Commerce is the first cross-continent Chamber of Commerce specifically for Indigenous Entrepreneurs. It's our business to help your business succeed.

San Diego Tickets
Hmmm… What’s to tell? We dig around and try to find the best places online to buy tickets for San Diego event, games, and attractions and then we write about it here.


RECREATION

Manzanita Horse Camp
A quiet Camp located in the foothills of the Laruna Mountains half way between San Diego and El Centro on Interstate 8. Bring your horse and camp and explore 5000 acres of adjoining BLM high chapparrel desert.

Mission Trails Regional Park
Mission Trails Regional Park has been called the third Jewel in the City of San Diego Park System. It provides San Diego residents and visitors a way to explore the cultural, historical, and recreational aspects of San Diego.

NATIVE-AMERICAN TALENT WEBSITE
In a major effort to increase the presence of Native Americans on television, NBC and the Oneida Indian Nation have launched a nationwide talent search to find actors, comedians, models, and writers with the potential to be cast in and write for programs

The Indigenous Internet Chamber of Commerce
The Indigenous Internet Chamber of Commerce is the first cross-continent Chamber of Commerce specifically for Indigenous Entrepreneurs. It's our business to help your business succeed.

Downtown San Diego
Find hotels near Downtown San Diego, book your downtown San Diego hotel online and


REPATRIATION AND REBURIAL ISSUES

Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation Committee
The Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation Committee (KCRC) was formed in 1997 for the purpose of repatriating human remains, artifacts and objects of cultural patrimony to the twelve Kumeyaay tribes of San Diego County.

University of Iowa repatriation page


TECHNOLOGY > INDIAN COUNTRY

Native eDGE
Native eDGE (economic Development Guidance and Empowerment) is an interagency initiative of the Federal Government to facilitate sustainable economic development within American Indian and Alaska Native communities. eDGE includes a telephone call center,

Indian Tech
In June 2000, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) received a grant from the AOL-Time Warner Foundation to provide national leadership for tribal nations that are attempting to bridge the digital divide in their communities.

The NCAI Digital National Indian Telecommunications Institute


TRIBES > KUMEYAAY

Barona Band of Mission Indians (Kumeyaay)
Tribal Web site for the Barona Band of Mission Indians.

Barona Casino
Web site for Barona Casino, operated by the Barona Band of Mission Indians.

Campo Band of Kumeyaay Indians
Tribal Web site for the Campo Band of Kumeyaay Indians.

Golden Acorn Casino & Travel Center (Campo)
Web site for Golden Acorn Casino & Travel Center, operated by the Campo Band of Kumeyaay Indians.

Pechanga Entertainment Center
Main Web site for the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians.

San Pasqual Band of Indians
Tribal Web site for the San Pasqual Band of Indians.

Valley View Casino (San Pasqual)
Web site for Valley View Casino, operated by the San Pasqual Band of Indians.

Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
Main Web site for the Sycuan Band of Kumeyaay Indians.

Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
Main Web site for the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians.


TRIBES > CALIFORNIA

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Main Web site for Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.

Bishop Paiute Indians
Main Web site for the Bishop Paiute Indians.

TRIBES > ASSOC'S & GOVERNING BODIES > NATIONAL

National Congress of American Indians
The National Congress of American Indians was founded in 1944 and is the oldest and largest tribal government organization in the United States.