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READER’S EDITORIAL: OUR ORIGINAL FOUNDERS WERE INDIGENOUS WOMEN WHO CONTROLLED THEIR OWN BODIES
Printer-friendly versionBy Professor Harvey Wasserman Originally published in Reader Supported News Photo: San Diego Women’s March 2022, by Miriam Raftery May 24, 2022 (San Diego) — The real Founders of American

PALA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ADVOCATES FOR MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service May 6, 2022 (Pala) — Robert Smith, Chairman of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, joined other tribal leaders on Thursday, May 5th at the

IIPAY NATION PRESENTS ‘SOARING SPIRITS’ KITE FESTIVAL APRIL 23
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service Photo: CC by NC April 21, 2022 (Santa Ysabel) – April is National Kite Flying Month and the Iipay Nation presents the Soaring Spirits Kite

SAN DIEGO AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH CENTER TO HOST 2022 POW WOW MAY 14 & 15
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service April 8, 2022 (San Diego) – San Diego American Indian Health Center’s Pow Wow is a celebration and showcase of Native American culture and traditions. Native

JAMUL INDIAN VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REFINANCE ATTRACTS MULTIPLE LENDERS
Printer-friendly versionTribe to benefit from low interest rate Source: Jamul Indian Village Photo: the Jamul Indian Village Development Corporation (JIVDC), owner and operator of Jamul Casino, recently closed on a

KUPA PALA’S REZ RADIO CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY
Printer-friendly versionBy John Fox, Station Manager, Rez Radio 91.3 KPRI February 6, 2022 (Pala) — Happy Anniversary to Rez Radio 91.3! Eleven years ago we received our license from the

OAK RIDGE BOYS TO PERFORM DUO CONCERTS AT SYCUAN FEBRUARY 20
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery Photo: Oak Ridge Boys in 2013, CC by Gage Skidmore February 2, 2022 (San Diego’s East County) – The Oak Ridge Boys, country music stars with

TUBERCULOSIS CASE REPORTED AT SYCUAN CASINO; EXPOSURE POSSIBLE FROM APRIL 1 TO DECEMBER 9, 2021
Printer-friendly versionCOVID safety precautions minimized potential for TB spread East County News Service January 3, 2022 (San Diego’s East County) – Tuberculosis has been diagnosed in a person at Sycuan

PASSAGES: DIANA PICO, NURSE AND NATIVE AMERICAN HEALER
Printer-friendly version By Karen Pearlman December 31, 2021 (Alpine) — Trained as a nurse, Diana Pico was a healer, teacher and strong believer in spirituality. The wife of former Viejas

GRANT RECIPIENT TO SPEAK ON INDIGENOUS TRADITIONS AT AAUW MEETING IN LA MESA JAN. 8
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service December 31, 2021 (La Mesa) – The La Mesa-El Cajon Branch of the American Association of University Women will open the new year with featured
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GRANTS ANNOUNCED TO HELP LOCAL TRIBES BUILD STRONGER FOOD SYSTEMS
Printer-friendly version East County News Service Photo: Indigenous Regeneration San Diego Women’s Foundation, San Diego Foundation & Avila Fund Award $60,000 in Grants to Help Local Tribes Build Stronger Food

JAMUL CASINO CELEBRATED LUNAR NEW YEAR WITH TRADITIONAL DANCE AND EYE-DOTTING CEREMONY TO HONOR YEAR OF THE DRAGON
Printer-friendly versionJamul Casino gifts new dragon to Southern Sea Dragon and Lion Dance Source: Jamul Casino February 7, 2024 (Jamul) — On Saturday, Feb. 3, Jamul Casino celebrated Lunar New Year

CA TRIBES PRESS TO PROTECT MORE LAND AT WHITE HOUSE TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT
Printer-friendly version Suzanne Potter, California News Service Photo courtesy of CNS January 23, 2024 (Washington D.C.)–California tribes headed to the White House Tribal Nations Summit in December, where they asked

A CAPPELLA GROUP BRINGS “SLEIGHIN’ IT TOUR” TO SYCUAN DEC. 28
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service December 4, 2023 (El Cajon) – The a cappella group Straight No Chaser, whose fall tour has become a holiday tradition for families around the

SYCUAN TEAMS UP WITH PADRES AND NATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, DONATES 1,000 FREE TURKEYS TO FAMILIES
Printer-friendly version Source: Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation Photo, left to right: Tribal Council Member Willie Tucker, Jr., Tribal Treasurer Briana Scharnow, Tribal Chairman Cody J. Martinez, Tribal Council

VIEJAS ICE RINK IN ALPINE OPEN THROUGH JAN. 7
Printer-friendly version East Count News Service November 16, 2023 (Alpine) — The largest outdoor ice rink in southern California will be open at the Viejas Outlet Center in Alpine from

SAN DIEGANS COMMEMORATE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY
Printer-friendly versionBy Jonathan Goetz Photo: Screenshot of Indigenous People’s Day video posted by San Diego Miramar College on Facebook. October 10, 2023 (San Diego) — Indigenous People’s cultural awareness day

SDSU PARTNERS WITH TRIBAL COMMUNITIES TO TACKLE WILDFIRES AND PRESERVE INDIGENOUS LAND
Printer-friendly versionBy Susanne Clara Bard September 12, 2023 (San Diego) — A striking black and yellow beetle called the goldspotted oak borer has been decimating oak trees in Southern California

SYCUAN HOSTS POWWOW SEPTEMBER 8-10
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service August 9, 2023 (Sycuan) – The 2023 Sycuan Powwow will be held September 8-10 at the Sycuan Resort, 5577 Dehesa Road in El Cajon.

51ST BARONA POWWOW SEPT. 1-3 HONORS NATIVE AMERICAN TRADITIONS
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service August 9, 2023 (Barona) – For more than half a century, the Barona Band of Mission Indians has been hosting its powwow, a traditional