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Barona 40th Annual Pow-Wow
Printer-friendly version June 12, 2010 (Lakeside) — Mark your calendars for the 40th annual Barona Pow-Wow on September 3-5. Over $60,000 in prize money will be given, and
IT’S A DEAL: BARONA RESORT & CASINO SIGNS MARKETING AGREEMENT WITH VENETIAN AND PALAZZO IN LAS VEGAS
Printer-friendly version Discounts on hotel rooms and suites, restaurants and more available at all properties SAN DIEGO (June 11, 2010) – San Diego’s Barona Resort & Casino is
CAMPO TRIBAL COUNCIL VOTES TO CANCEL CAMPO LANDFILL PROJECT
Printer-friendly version June 10, 2010 (Campo) – The Campo Band of the Kumeyaay Nation’s general council has voted to rescind lease agreements and terminate the Campo Sanitary Landfill Project,
LINEUP ANNOUNCED FOR FREE “MOVIES IN THE PARK” AT VIEJAS OUTLET CENTER
Printer-friendly version Season kicks off June 16 with Monsters vs. Aliens, wraps up with Avatar June 10, 2010 (Alpine) — The Viejas Outlet Center officially kicks off its free
VIEJAS GRANTED RESTRAINING ORDER TO PROTECT SACRED BURIAL GROUND
Printer-friendly version Recent discovery at proposed reservoir site “unparalleled” in San Diego County “This site is sacred to our people, and it is culturally and historically significant for all
BARONA CULTURAL CENTER AND MUSEUM CELEBRATES 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery May 30, 2010 (Lakeside) – Shahuuk Matwam Nyuk Pekwilly. Ten years have passed, proclaims the newest exhibit at the Barona Cultural Center and Museum in

TRIBAL LEADER TO ALPINE SCHOOL NAMING COMMITTEE: REAGAN SHOWED “OUTRIGHT CONTEMPT FOR NATIVE AMERICANS”
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery May 19, 2010 (Alpine) – Short of smoke signals, Viejas Vice Chairman Robert “Cita” Welch couldn’t have delivered a stronger message to members of a
SYCUAN CASINO DONATES $20,000 TO IMPROVE DOWNTOWN EL CAJON
Printer-friendly versionMay 17, 2010 (El Cajon)–Sycuan Casino has made a $20,000 contribution to the El Cajon Community Development Corporation to further the organization’s economic development efforts in Downtown El Cajon.
STARS SHINE AT CUYAMACA COLLEGE FOUNDATION FUNDRAISER
Printer-friendly version Diamond Sponsor Viejas also honored with special award May 16, 2010 (Rancho San Diego) – Huindreds turned out at the Cuyamaca College Foundation dinner last night to
10 CHILDREN INJURED IN SCHOOL BUS ACCIDENT AT GOLDEN ACORN CASINO
Printer-friendly version May 18, 2010 (Campo) – At least ten children have been injured in a collision this morning between a school bus and a light pole in the parking
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U.S. NAVY VET HITS $500,000+ SLOT JACKPOT AT VIEJAS CASINO
Printer-friendly versionOctober 22, 2012 (Alpine) – A U.S. Navy veteran planning to retire soon hit a jackpot worth $501,430.49 on a Wheel of Fortune slot machine at Viejas Casino. The
VIEJAS AND HEARTLAND FIRE TRAINING AUTHORITY FORGE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
Printer-friendly versionJPA is first in California involving a Native American tribe By Miriam Raftery October 18, 2012 (El Cajon ) – The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians and Heartland Fire
RALLY TO SAVE GREGORY CANYON SET FOR OCTOBER 20
Printer-friendly versionOctober 14, 2012 (Pala) – A coalition fighting to stop out-of-town investors from developing a garbage dump in Gregory Canyon near Pala will rally at the Pala Rey Youth
BLISTERING DESERT SOLAR MEETING: DESTRUCTION OF NATIVE AMERICAN SACRED SITES AND LACK OF CONSULTATION DOMINATE
Printer-friendly versionBLM Begins Rio Mesa Project EIS Process to Strong Opposition Over Desert Solar Siting Story and photo by Robert Lundahl September 17, 2012 (Blythe, California)–The Bureau of Land Management
“WHO ARE MY PEOPLE?” NEW FILM DOCUMENTS SACRED NATIVE AMERICAN SITES THREATENED BY DESERT SOLAR
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery September 21, 2012 (San Diego’s East County) – A new documentary directed by Robert Lundahl provides an unprecedented look at how fast-tracking of federal energy projects
A SOOTHING AFTERNOON AT NATIVE DREAMS DAY SPA
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery September 17, 2012 (Alpine) –What could be more heavenly than a day at Alpine’s new spa for a stressed-out news editor and her assistant? With high
VIEJAS CASINO SETS NEW GUINNESS RECORD FOR WORLD’S LARGEST BLACKJACK TABLE
Printer-friendly versionSeptember 19, 2012 (Alpine) – Viejas Casino, Southern California’s premier gaming, dining and entertainment destination, on September 14, set a new Guinness Record for the World’s Largest Blackjack Table.
NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC PRESENTATION: “THEY’D SING & THEY’D TELL” SEPTEMBER 22
Printer-friendly version September 12, 2012 (El Cajon) – The Heritage of the Americas Museum presents “Native American Song Cycles and Creation Stories in Southern California” with Steve Elster, Ph.D. on
VIEJAS CASINO ATTEMPTS TO SET GUINNESS RECORD FOR WORLD’S LARGEST BLACKJACK TABLE
Printer-friendly versionSeptember 12, 2012 (Viejas)– Viejas Casino, Southern California’s premier gaming, dining and entertainment destination, will attempt to set a new Guinness Record for the World’s Largest Blackjack Table on
SYCUAN TO HOST 23rd ANNUAL POW-WOW SEPT. 7-9
Printer-friendly version August 24, 2012 (El Cajon)—Native Americans from across the nation will convene September 7 -9 at the Sycuan reservation for the 23rd annual Sycuan Pow-wow. More than $125,000