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FLOAT WHILE YOU SAVOR THE MUSIC: SYCUAN PRESENTS LANCO AT THE RIVER JUNE 20
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service May 19, 2024 (El Cajon) – Sycuan Casino and Resort offers a unique way to view a concert this summer, including the multi-platinum selling

FLOAT WHILE YOU SAVOR THE MUSIC: SYCUAN PRESENTS LANCO AT THE RIVER JUNE 20
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service May 19, 2024 (El Cajon) – Sycuan Casino and Resort offers a unique way to view a concert this summer, including the multi-platinum selling

FLOAT WHILE YOU SAVOR THE MUSIC: SYCUAN PRESENTS LANCO AT THE RIVER JUNE 20
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service May 19, 2024 (El Cajon) – Sycuan Casino and Resort offers a unique way to view a concert this summer, including the multi-platinum selling

ISSA BILL TO EXPAND JAMUL TRIBAL LAND PASSES HOUSE
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery April 25, 2024 (Washington D.C) – The Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer Act (H.R.6443) authored by Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), passed the House of Representatives on April

ISSA BILL TO EXPAND JAMUL TRIBAL LAND PASSES HOUSE
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery April 25, 2024 (Washington D.C) – The Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer Act (H.R.6443) authored by Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), passed the House of Representatives on April

BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES $320 MILLION FOR TRIBAL DOMESTIC WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
Printer-friendly versionSource: U.S. Department of the Interior President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to fund projects for Tribal households or communities that do not have reliable access to clean

BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES $320 MILLION FOR TRIBAL DOMESTIC WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
Printer-friendly versionSource: U.S. Department of the Interior President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to fund projects for Tribal households or communities that do not have reliable access to clean

ADVANCING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: TRIBAL NATIONS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Printer-friendly versionDA has found no cases on San Diego County tribal lands, but nationally, an estimated 40% of women sex trafficking victims are Native Americans. By David R. Shorey, East

ADVANCING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: TRIBAL NATIONS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Printer-friendly versionDA has found no cases on San Diego County tribal lands, but nationally, an estimated 40% of women sex trafficking victims are Native Americans. By David R. Shorey, East

CHAIR OF PECHANGA BAND SEES GROWING POLITICAL ROLE FOR NATIVE TRIBES IN WASHINGTON ADDRESS
Printer-friendly versionBy Ian McKinney, Cronkite News Service Photo: Pechanga Tribal Chair Mark Macarro speaks in Washington on Monday. Photo by Ian McKinney/Cronkite News February 14, 2024 (Washington, D.C.) — Tribal nations
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DEB HAALAND CONFIRMED AS FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN TO SERVE AS SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
Printer-friendly version Update: View video of Deb Haaland’s swearing in ceremony: https://twitter.com/i/status/1372571598486695942 By Miriam Raftery March 15, 2021 (Washington D.C.) – By a 51-40 vote, The U.S. Senate has

SUPERVISOR VOTE ON FINAL APPROVAL TO RESTORE, IMPROVE EL MONTE RIVER VALLEY LAND IN LAKESIDE
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service March 6, 2021 (Lakeside) — San Diego County’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to set aside $6.44 million to restore and improve roughly 98

‘WE’RE BORN INDIAN AND WE DIE WHITE’: CALIFORNIA INDIGENOUS FEAR COVID DEATHS UNDERCOUNTED
Printer-friendly versionBy Kate Cimini, CalMatters CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. Photo: James Gensaw, a Yurok language teacher and

INTERIOR ANNOUNCES SERIES OF TRIBAL CONSULTATIONS IN RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF NATION-TO-NATION RELATIONSHIPS
Printer-friendly versionSource: U.S. Department of the Interior February 11, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – The Department of the Interior announced today that it will host initial consultations with Tribal leaders next month.

SHOOTING AT SINGING HILLS GOLF RESORT AT SYCUAN
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service February 11, 2021 (San Diego’s East County) – Yesterday around 6:00 p.m., Sheriff’s deputies and officers with the Sycuan Police Department responded to a report

ARTIST SIMON MELNYK TO CREATE KUMEYAAY MURAL IN RAMONA
Printer-friendly versionSource: Ramona H.E.A.R.T. Murals February 11, 2021 (Ramona) — Artist Simon Melnyk has been chosen by Ramona H.E.A.R.T. murals to create a new mural paying tribute to the Kumeyaay
VIEW OUR INTERVIEW WITH ERICA PINTO, CHAIR OF CALIF. INDIAN HEALTH COUNCIL
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery January 19, 2021 (San Diego’s East County) – Jamul Indian Chairwoman Erica Pinto, newly elected Chair of the California Indian Health Council, sat down

HUNDREDS MARCH TO SAVE EL MONTE VALLEY: LAKESIDE RESIDENTS AND TRIBAL MEMBERS URGE SUPERVISORS TO VOTE YES ON LAND PURCHASE
Printer-friendly version Over 1,500 sign petition to save valley from sand mining By Henri Migala Photo: marchers support land purchase to protect land from sand mining February

SYCUAN RESORTS AMONG FIRST IN WORLD TO RECEIVE HEALTH SECURITY VERIFICATION FROM SHARECARE AND FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service Photo courtesy of Sycuan Casino Resort February 7, 2021 (Sycuan) — Sycuan Casino Resort and Singing Hills Golf Resort at Sycuan are among the first

MAN CHARGED FOR SHOOTING GIRLFRIEND, FIRING AT DEPUTIES ON BARONA RESERVATION
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery February 5, 2021 (Lakeside) – The Sheriff’s department has released new details regarding a shoot-out that occurred January 31 on the Barona Reservation. Gianni Oliver