By ANNE Z. COOKE for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Lakeside, Calif - If there’s one true thing about casinos, it’s that they all feel alike.
Walk through that big smoked-glass door and you know where you are in an instant. The casino floor, where the money is won and lost, could be just about anywhere. [...]

Posted on November 16th, 2008 by hunwut
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SYCUAN DONATES $300,000 TO SHARP GROSSMONT HOSPITAL AT FUNDRAISING GALA
Event Raises More Than $600,000 for New Robotic Surgery Program
November 15, 2008 (SAN DIEGO) - Grossmont Hospital Foundation hosted its Carnevale di Venezia Annual Gala on Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina to help raise money for Sharp Grossmont Hospital. The [...]

Posted on November 15th, 2008 by hunwut
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By Roy Cook
This is a National day of respect for our Korean War Veterans and military warriors everywhere. This Santa Ysabel Tribal tribute is tied together with traditional tribal hospitality and generosity. Indian events on Indian land for and by Indian people are the best times. The Iipai Nation of Santa Ysabel Tribal council welcomed [...]

Posted on November 12th, 2008 by hunwut
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Conceptual artists address cultural taboos and challenge ethnic stereotypes
By Katie Emerick, Homer Tribune
November 12, 2008
Prejudices exist. We all know it. Interpretations occur whether fair or not and stereotypes spread through the thick waters of society.
James Luna, a Luiseno Indian born in La Jolla, Calif. and Guillermo Gomez-Pena from Mexico City have found a way to [...]

Posted on November 12th, 2008 by hunwut
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Event draws hundreds from across state
By Jeff McDonald, STAFF WRITER
November 10, 2008
EAST COUNTY - A light rain dribbled outside the Viejas Recreation Center at the start of the ceremony. Gourd dancers in traditional regalia shook to the rhythm of two drums beaten methodically at the far end of the arena.
Bells jangled, and the floor shuddered [...]

Posted on November 10th, 2008 by hunwut
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By CHRIS NICHOLS - Staff Writer | Sunday, November 9, 2008
PAUMA VALLEY —- Casino Pauma this week announced plans to lay off an unspecified number of workers.
The casino would be the second in the area to cut employees in recent months, demonstrating that gaming centers are not immune to the deepening economic downturn.

Posted on November 9th, 2008 by hunwut
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By Victor Morales, Today correspondent
SAN DIEGO - Amid the country’s bleak financial state, Indians in southern California are being asked by their neighbors for financial assistance more than ever, tribes there report.
And they are stepping up.

Posted on November 7th, 2008 by hunwut
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BARONA VALLEY RANCH RESORT & CASINO CERTIFIED WITH LOOSEST TABLE GAMES IN CALIFORNIA FOR BLACKJACK AND ROULETTE
Official Certifications Ensure Best Odds of Winning
(SAN DIEGO) Nov. 7, 2008 - Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino announced today that it has been certified as having the loosest blackjack and the loosest roulette in California. The Blackjack Hall [...]

Posted on November 7th, 2008 by hunwut
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Chairman Leroy Elliot of the Manzanita Reservation had heart surgery last week at Grossmont Hospital. I was able to talk to one of his daughters and she says he in recovering well and is already up and walking. They should be releasing him in the next 2 days. It’s amazing how strong he is!

Posted on November 3rd, 2008 by hunwut
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University of California denies request for repatriation of remains.
Rex Dalton
San Diego
In the latest twist in the tug-of-war between Native Americans and anthropologists, officials at the University of California have decided not to repatriate a pair of well-preserved skeletons that are nearly 10,000 years old.
Archaeology students unearthed the bones in 1976 near the clifftop home of [...]

Posted on October 29th, 2008 by hunwut
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