What Makes a Pechanga Indian?

Original Pechanga’s Blog posted this a few years back and the question was never answered.

I wanted to bring this question up because I am sort of at a loss to answer it myself.

I thought I knew the answer, but it seems I am in error in my judgment. Let me start by first stating a few facts that both the enrollment committee and myself agree upon.

1). Both the enrollment committee and myself agree Paulina Hunter and all her decedents were/are of Indian blood (Paulnia being 100%).
2). It is not disputed that she was a Luiseno/Temecula Indian (they have pretty much gone so far as to agree this also).
3). She moved with her fellow Indians when they were kicked out of the Temecula village to the place known as Pechanga to live there with them.
4). She was given a land grant on that reservation as a Luiseno/Temecula Indian.
5). She is listed on every census record from the creation of the reservation until her death, sometimes as a Luiseno Indian, sometimes as a Temecula Indian, and even some list her as a Pechanga Indian. Ok, now the enrollment committee says that being a Luiseno Indian is not enough, nor is being a Temecula Indian enough, also living on the reservation and receiving a land grant as a Temecula/Luiseno Indian is not enough to make her a Pechanga Indian (or so the enrollment committee has told us).
6).Also lets just forget the fact that other Pechanga Indians gave written statements that they knew her as a Pechanga member (they say that the reference to living with them is not enough proof, disregarding the inclusive references in there statements.).
7).Also lets forget that Ashman also stated in a witnessed and signed statement that he knew her as a Pechanga member.

So PLEASE tell me....... WHAT does make a Pechanga Indian a Pechanga Indian (I really would like an answer to this one please, because I seem to be at a loss for an answer myself). Apparently my family has been mistaken for several hundred years, and we need to set the record straight

Pechanga Spending Millions and what is it getting them?

Pechanga has given the company of the tribal chairman, Mark Macarro's wife, Holly Cook Macarro, almost $750,000 the past three years. What have they gained?

They already have Darrell Issa in their pocket and they LOST their water rights battle.

Could it be just to pay his wife's salary?

Original Pechanga's Blog: FOLLOW THE MONEY: Theft of Per Capita from Califo...

Looks like the total stolen via disenrollment will reach the HALF BILLION DOLLAR MARK soon.

We NEED enforcement of ICRA and we need to FOLLOW THE MONEY


Original Pechanga's Blog: FOLLOW THE MONEY: Theft of Per Capita from Califo...: "Closer to HALF of a BILLION DOLLARS! And that's just for Pechanga, Redding and Picayune ALONE. UPDATE: Includes ReddingRanc..."

Is the Pechanga Tribe ANTI-Military?

We know they have a promotion of "Veteran's Eat Free" on Veteran's Day, but is that simply a marketing ploy to get more people to the casino?

Original Pechanga's blog detailed when the Pechanga Band scrubbed their tribal veteran's page and Biker's of America told the story of how veteran's were treated when they went to Pechanga to eat on their Veteran's Day promotion.

Is the tribe embarrassed that so few tribal members stood up to defend our country and that the majority of those were Hunter family members, so they just eliminated veterans, including decorated WWII and Vietnam era vets from their website.

IS THIS HOW PECHANGA REALLY FEELS about their veterans?

Original Pechanga's Blog: Why is Sen. Dianne Feinstein Working For Tribes That Violate The Civil Rights of Their Membership?

Our Senator, Dianne Feinstein seems to think that it's better to work FOR tribes that violate civil and human rights of their membership, than it is to work to SUPPORT civil rights.

Is this a new Democratic Party Platform? Do the Democrats no longer care about civil rights, or did they EVER?

Original Pechanga's Blog: Why is Sen. Dianne Feinstein Working For Tribes That Violate The Civil Rights of Their Membership?

Original Pechanga's Blog: Does Mark Macarro's Tribal Council Practice: APARTHEID in Temecula

YES! Apartheid in America. Apartheid in California. Apartheid in Indian Country.

Original Pechanga's Blog: Does Mark Macarro's Tribal Council Practice: APARTHEID in Temecula

Original Pechanga's Blog: Pechanga Tribe's Termination Committee Called Out By Their Own Researcher

Temecula People should realize that just because the Pechanga Resort and Casino creates jobs, it doesn't mean what Pechanga does is always on the up and up.

Pechanga HIRED this noted anthropologist to check the background of Paulina Hunter. Dr. Johnson PROVED she was Pechanga, so the enrollment committee refused to use his 20 page report.

Original Pechanga's Blog: Pechanga Tribe's Termination Committee Called Out By Their Own Researcher