Apparently, Campbell has no qualms about being honored at a location that is a known civil rights violator. The Pechanga Tribe has abused their members civil and human rights. Senator Campbell, a change in venue should be requested.
Bill Cosby avoided Chukchansi because of disenrollments and violations. Take a cue from Mr. Cosby and get a clue.
Casino Enterprise Management magazine will recognize Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell as the "Indian Gaming Advocate of the Year." Campbell will be presented with this award Sept. 10 during CasinoFest7, held at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, Calif. National Indian Gaming Association Chairman and previous Indian Gaming Advocate of the Year award winner Ernie Stevens Jr. will preside over the ceremony.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Pechanga Resort and Casino announce MASS LAYOFFS
First, Pechanga destroyed 25% of their membership and now, they will terminate 9% of their workforce.
Amy Minnear, the lovely director of the PDC. (no really, she's a cutie) announced it today and Original Pechangas Blog has it. Teetilawuncha had the news today also.
Sad for the employees. First, a tribal member Larry Miranda was stealing their tips, now, they are losing their jobs. When will the FBI and DOJ get the indictments done?
Amy Minnear, the lovely director of the PDC. (no really, she's a cutie) announced it today and Original Pechangas Blog has it. Teetilawuncha had the news today also.
Sad for the employees. First, a tribal member Larry Miranda was stealing their tips, now, they are losing their jobs. When will the FBI and DOJ get the indictments done?
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Pechanga Elections: JUST SAY NO to Masiel
I think it's time for new leadership at Pechanga. But Andy Masiel is NOT the person.
Vote for Mark Macarro. He's smart and he knows enough not to trust Salazar people...
Vote for Mark Macarro. He's smart and he knows enough not to trust Salazar people...
Thursday, June 5, 2008
What is an Expert? To Pechanga, it's someone they pay to do the work
AND if they don't like what he finds, they IGNORE it.
Dr. John Johnson is the foremost authority on California Tribes, hired by Pechanga to do ancestry background on Paulina Hunter.
HERE is what he says.
Dr. John Johnson is the foremost authority on California Tribes, hired by Pechanga to do ancestry background on Paulina Hunter.
HERE is what he says.
What is Pechanga Thinking? Crime Pays?
Shortly, there will be indictments handed down to criminals from the Pechanga Tribe and other employees.
Is Pechanga's Empire crumbling? What started out promising, the entire tribe working to gain from tribal gaming has descended into a pit of greed, bad behavior and criminal enterprise.
The Pechanga people were united more when there was only a sand pit generating income than now, when there are billions generated.
It's amazing the change over the reservation, the evil that is present there, or should I say, prevalent?
Pechanga has spent over $50 million trying to convince Californians that they are still good people. But when the indictments come out, the story will change. How much more will Pechanga have to spend to keep themselves from being portrayed as they really are?
People of Temecula, THIS IS NOT what you voted for, this is NOT what self-reliance is. Restrain yourselves from spending your dollars at Pechanga. Support another tribal enterprise, or a local business.
Is Pechanga's Empire crumbling? What started out promising, the entire tribe working to gain from tribal gaming has descended into a pit of greed, bad behavior and criminal enterprise.
The Pechanga people were united more when there was only a sand pit generating income than now, when there are billions generated.
It's amazing the change over the reservation, the evil that is present there, or should I say, prevalent?
Pechanga has spent over $50 million trying to convince Californians that they are still good people. But when the indictments come out, the story will change. How much more will Pechanga have to spend to keep themselves from being portrayed as they really are?
People of Temecula, THIS IS NOT what you voted for, this is NOT what self-reliance is. Restrain yourselves from spending your dollars at Pechanga. Support another tribal enterprise, or a local business.
Sovereignty Cracks By Tribes Own Hands
Original Pechanga's Blog is saying there will be news on court case that weakens sovereignty? When will these tribes learn that it's THEY who are attacking sovereignty. When they abuse it, they weaken it.
Read it at OP's Blog.
Read it at OP's Blog.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Snoqualmie Tribe TERMINATES 43: Shameful Act of Degradation
Snoqualmie Tribe banishes nine members, disenrolls 43
Posted: May 26, 2008
by: Babette Herrmann / Today correspondent
SNOQUALMIE, Wash. - In November, the Snoqualmie Tribe will open the doors to a brand-new casino about 30 minutes southeast of Seattle. But instead of the media spotlighting pre-opening news on the $330 million project, the focus has shifted to the banishment of nine tribal members and the disenrollment of about 43. The decision to banish former Chairman Bill T. Sweet and several of his family members, among other supporters, was made final during a closed-door general membership meeting at the Issaquah Hilton April 28. In addition to voting on the banishments, the tribal council announced that the 43 individuals purged from the rolls failed to meet the blood quantum requirement for membership. According to a tribal press release, some members have already appealed the decision, while others have accepted it.
Councilmember and Chief Nathan Patrick Barker said that Sweet and some of his supporters recently attempted to seize control of bank accounts, shut down health and social programs, fire the entire staff and reach out to the BIA in an effort to receive backup on the effort. They are accused of running a ''shadow government.'' ''They tried to undermine the tribal government in every shape and form, and that was what they were judged on,'' he said. Sweet, who was suspended as chairman in August 2007, has his own take on the events that led to his fate. And Barker was elected to the council during a general membership and emergency election meeting in September. For those facing banishment, the punishment is harsh. They are purged from the rolls and no longer eligible to receive benefits or dividends from future casino revenues. And those banished are no longer allowed to participate in tribal government and events, or even claim Indian identity.
Sweet's problems began during elections last May. He recalled that the election went according to protocol, and those that were nominated and elected are the true tribal council to this day. Barker, who served as the sergeant-at-arms during that election, said that a nomination to move the election process to the beginning of the meeting after the agenda was the first inconsistency to take place that day. He claimed the real eyebrow-raiser occurred when Sweet closed nominations while four tribal members stood waiting to nominate their person of choice for the council.
He also said that a former councilmember was forbidden to vote because she forgot to bring her tribal identification. The rule requiring members to present their IDs during elections was approved at the last meeting in 2006. Those minutes were not ratified by the council prior to the election, which Barker said makes that rule unenforceable. ''I think he let the room get away from him as far as the election process went,'' he said. ''It's unfortunate and, in hindsight, I think he would have run things differently.'' Over the course of the next three months, Sweet said that tribal business proceeded as usual and he felt no inclination that something big was going to happen. He said that he felt blindsided when, during open forum at an August council meeting, a tribal member stood up and read a letter written by Honorary Chief Jerry Enick. The letter stated that he was suspended and that the May elections were null and void. ''It was very emotional and I am still torn up inside,'' he said.
Sweet added that Enick and his supporters have spearheaded the process that ultimately caused his banishment and the disenrollment of numerous members of his family. A tribal press release stated, ''Many of [Sweet's] relatives were revealed to not meet the 1/8th blood quantum requirement for membership.'' Barker said that a tribal attorney, who was present at the August meeting, sent out a certified letter stating that Sweet had 30 days to file for an open meeting to discuss the charges. Yet Sweet claims never to have received the certified letter. And he further claims that his attempts to meet with Enick and other tribal council members fell upon deaf ears.
Posted: May 26, 2008
by: Babette Herrmann / Today correspondent
SNOQUALMIE, Wash. - In November, the Snoqualmie Tribe will open the doors to a brand-new casino about 30 minutes southeast of Seattle. But instead of the media spotlighting pre-opening news on the $330 million project, the focus has shifted to the banishment of nine tribal members and the disenrollment of about 43. The decision to banish former Chairman Bill T. Sweet and several of his family members, among other supporters, was made final during a closed-door general membership meeting at the Issaquah Hilton April 28. In addition to voting on the banishments, the tribal council announced that the 43 individuals purged from the rolls failed to meet the blood quantum requirement for membership. According to a tribal press release, some members have already appealed the decision, while others have accepted it.
Councilmember and Chief Nathan Patrick Barker said that Sweet and some of his supporters recently attempted to seize control of bank accounts, shut down health and social programs, fire the entire staff and reach out to the BIA in an effort to receive backup on the effort. They are accused of running a ''shadow government.'' ''They tried to undermine the tribal government in every shape and form, and that was what they were judged on,'' he said. Sweet, who was suspended as chairman in August 2007, has his own take on the events that led to his fate. And Barker was elected to the council during a general membership and emergency election meeting in September. For those facing banishment, the punishment is harsh. They are purged from the rolls and no longer eligible to receive benefits or dividends from future casino revenues. And those banished are no longer allowed to participate in tribal government and events, or even claim Indian identity.
Sweet's problems began during elections last May. He recalled that the election went according to protocol, and those that were nominated and elected are the true tribal council to this day. Barker, who served as the sergeant-at-arms during that election, said that a nomination to move the election process to the beginning of the meeting after the agenda was the first inconsistency to take place that day. He claimed the real eyebrow-raiser occurred when Sweet closed nominations while four tribal members stood waiting to nominate their person of choice for the council.
He also said that a former councilmember was forbidden to vote because she forgot to bring her tribal identification. The rule requiring members to present their IDs during elections was approved at the last meeting in 2006. Those minutes were not ratified by the council prior to the election, which Barker said makes that rule unenforceable. ''I think he let the room get away from him as far as the election process went,'' he said. ''It's unfortunate and, in hindsight, I think he would have run things differently.'' Over the course of the next three months, Sweet said that tribal business proceeded as usual and he felt no inclination that something big was going to happen. He said that he felt blindsided when, during open forum at an August council meeting, a tribal member stood up and read a letter written by Honorary Chief Jerry Enick. The letter stated that he was suspended and that the May elections were null and void. ''It was very emotional and I am still torn up inside,'' he said.
Sweet added that Enick and his supporters have spearheaded the process that ultimately caused his banishment and the disenrollment of numerous members of his family. A tribal press release stated, ''Many of [Sweet's] relatives were revealed to not meet the 1/8th blood quantum requirement for membership.'' Barker said that a tribal attorney, who was present at the August meeting, sent out a certified letter stating that Sweet had 30 days to file for an open meeting to discuss the charges. Yet Sweet claims never to have received the certified letter. And he further claims that his attempts to meet with Enick and other tribal council members fell upon deaf ears.
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