Teetilawuncha was kind enough to post an article I wrote for The Native Blog months ago. And, with the Maine decisions, still very pertinent
Here is the link. Take a look: http://teetilawuncha.blogspot.com/2007/11/dedicated-to-o-pechanga.html
Thanks for posting it.
2 comments:
Sovereignty can be used effectively for the good of the people. Unfortunately for California Native's, tribes like Redding, Picayune, Pechanga, and others used it as a weapon to it's members.
Unfortunately for some tribes in California, Pechanga's actions may cause some damage.
Judges are seeing the decisions that are chipping away at sovereignty. I'd think that most would look with disgust at what Pechanga has done to it's people and with concern over the lack of civil rights.
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