Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians

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The Pechanga Band of LuiseÃÆ' Â ± o Indians Mission is a federally recognized tribe of LuiseÃÆ' Â ± o India based in Riverside County, California where their reservations are located. In 2006, there were 1370 members of the nation.

There are five other tribes recognized by the government in the southern California-based LuiseÃÆ'Â ± o band, and an organized band that has not received federal recognition as a tribe.

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Government

The Pechanga Band is headquartered in Temecula, California, part of a historic area associated with their historic ancestors. Now this tribe has a constitution, adopted in 1978, and ruled by seven democratically elected councils, including the Tribal Leader. In the case of a voting tie, they will be the decisive vote. The current tribal administration is as follows.

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Reservation

The Pechanga Reservation is a federal Indian reservation located in Temecula, California. The population on the 4,394 acre reservation (1,778 ha) is about 467; most of the 1370 members (in 2006) live off the reservation. The Pauma and Yuima Reservation was founded in 1882 for the historic Temecula, from which Pechanga was revealed.

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Economic development

The Pechanga Band of LuiseÃÆ' Â ± o The Indian Mission owns and operates the Pechanga Resort Casino Temecula and its restaurants (Bamboo, Blazing Noodles, The Buffets, The Great Oak, Journey's End, Kelsey's, Paisano's Italian, Pechanga Cafe, The Seafood Grotto, and Temptations Food Walk), located in Temecula. This operation is very profitable, generating more than $ 200 million per year, with an estimated $ 290,000 return for each tribe member.

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Membership

The tribal Constitution in 1978 said that members must prove "the offspring of the original Techecula Pechanga people." In 1996 the tribal council tightened the rules, stating for the first time that "members must have an ancestor from a part of Temecula who moved to the Pechanga valley" where reservations were established. In cases of large family destruction in 2004 and 2006, Pechanga officials said they enacted membership rules that required the historic dwellings and descendants of the known Temecula.

Members of Pechanga moved in some cases for economic reasons, but maintained contact with the reservation; including engaging in the nation's activities and development. Like other tribes who have undertaken disenrolls, which have increased since the late 20th century, controversy has arisen over the application of the 1996 requirement to people of established membership and participation in the country. Reducing the number of members has increased the financial return paid in the country from profitable casino operations. Pechanga Chairman Mark Macarro has noted that courts have "consistently upheld the tribes" single responsibility for determining their citizenship "and that disenroll is not related to money or politics.

In some cases, the Pechanga family has destroyed families from the historical ancestor Temecula, long identified as Pechanga, participating in the country, and has several members working in various roles for the nation and casino. An example is John Gomez, Jr. and his extended family, a total of 135 adult members (plus their children); in 2004 they were officially dissolved. Another family of 90 adults was thwarted in early 2006.

In 2002 Gomez and cousin were elected to the registration committee who struggled to process the application. He said that after he criticized the committee, a group known as Orang Pechanga Peduli for the first time questioned his qualifications as a tribal member. Some of the groups were linked to the registration officials he criticized. In 2005, Gomez helped establish the American Organization of Rights and Resources of America to deal with such civil rights issues. Gomez in 2006 said that the other Pechanga families disagree also against tribal leadership.

The family of Michael Madariaga was crushed in 2006, including his elderly grandparents, who stayed at the reservation site. He said his grandfather had helped improve the reservation water system, provided phone and electricity, and built a health clinic. He said his grandparents needed tribal health insurance and felt a loss of financial gain, but that, his family was most hurt by the loss of their culture and community. He said, "The important thing is to take our inheritance" and further, "It's like taking your family and removing it from history."

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See also

• Indigenous peoples of California

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Note

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References

• Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Society . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBNÃ, 978-0-19-513877-1

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External links

• Pechanga Band from Luiseno Mission Indians, official website
• US. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pechanga Reservation

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