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San Bernardino County Museum lecture to focus on tribes’ history

Jan Sears, Press-Enterprise
Michael Contreras Jr., a member of the Torres Martinez Band of Desert Cahuilla Indians, will talk about the history of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians at 7:30 p.m. March 24 at the San Bernardino County Museum.

One dead in two-car collision near Barona

By Staff, City News Service
One person was killed and another was injured in a two- vehicle crash near the Barona Resort & Casino Sunday, the California Highway Patrol said.

Viejas Hosts Women’s Professional Billiard Association Classic

Viejas Casino Hosts Women’s Professional Billiard Association Classic Tour Season Opener
Sixty-Four of the World’s Best Players Compete for Top Honors
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Viejas Casino hosts the world’s top women billiard players at the 14th annual Women’s Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) Classic Tour March 11-14.

BIA seeks to resolve San Pasqual membership dispute

Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk says he will decide on a membership dispute within the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians of California.
In January 2009, the tribe blocked the descendants of the late Marcus R. Alto Sr. from participating in an election. About 60 to 80 people — around a third of the tribal membership [...]

San Manuel tribe gives $242,000 to gang prevention program

Darrell R. Santschi, The Press-Enterprise
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has donated $242,000 to a gang prevention program in San Bernardino schools, the tribe announced.

Chico’s opens at Viejas Outlet Center

By Staff reports
SAN DIEGO - Viejas Outlet Center recently announced the opening of Chico’s - one of the nation’s leading upscale women’s clothing and accessory retailers.

Anniversary Mass for Daelane Adams-Thing

March 6, 2010, 10 am
Saint Xavier Catholic Church
Jamul Indian Village

Campo tribe proposes landfill

Two previous plans failed because of water concern
By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
The Campo Indian band is reviving a plan to build a huge landfill on its East County reservation near the Mexican border.

Campo Indian band eyes landfill project

By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
The Campo Indian band is reviving a plan to build a huge landfill on its East County reservation near the Mexican border.
The tribe says the plan is much improved from two earlier efforts beginning in the 1980s that ultimately faltered amid concerns from neighbors about traffic and water impacts.

Rincon decision could change compact negotiations

By Bo Mazzetti
By stacking the deck against tribal governments when negotiating casino compacts, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was gambling that he could violate federal law with impunity. He bet he could hold the tribes hostage by our need to engage in gaming as our only means to economic development. But, it appears this is one [...]