Kumeyaay tribal vice chairwoman 
By Michael Kinsman, STAFF WRITER
November 30, 2007
From an early age, Barbara Cuero understood the value of education. A member of the Campo Indian band of the Kumeyaay Nation, she grew up in an era when few of the tribe stayed in school. But Mrs. Cuero was determined to buck the dropout trend, [...]

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150 to participate in ancient Cahuilla tradition 
PALM SPRINGS, CA – November 29, 2007
The Agua Caliente Cultural Museum will present the Third Annual Singing the Birds (Wikitmallem Tahmuwhae) Bird Song and Dance Festival on Saturday, December 15 at The Pavilion Auditorium at Sunrise Park in Palm Springs. This event reflects the Museum’s role in preserving and [...]

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By Ernie Grimm
November 29, 2007
Fires make David Hogan nervous. It’s not because he’s afraid his Pine Valley house will burn down. It’s because after every fire in Southern California, politicians start clamoring for reduction of the “fuel” that covers the hillsides. Case in point: Senator Dianne Feinstein’s October 26 announcement that she planned to seek [...]

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First one in San Diego County arrives at La Jolla reservation, but others frustrated
By: EDWARD SIFUENTES - Staff Writer
November 28, 2007
More than forty families in rural parts of the county have requested mobile homes from federal emergency officials, but not all of them are getting them as quickly as they would like.
The Rincon and La [...]

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San Diego Union-Tribune Letters to the editor
November 29, 2007
In his letter to the editor, “Why opposition grows to more Indian gaming” on Nov. 15, Randy Bradley of Alpine criticizes former Viejas Chairman Anthony Pico for suggesting that the public’s perception of Native Americans has been clouded by the success some tribes have had with tribal [...]

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Shelter is first one in San Diego County 
By Onell R. Soto, STAFF WRITER
November 29, 2007
The first federal mobile home for a victim of the October wildfires arrived yesterday at the La Jolla Indian Reservation, more than a month after flames destroyed more than 120 houses there and on the nearby Rincon reservation.
“I’m the first [...]

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San Diego Union-Tribune Letters to the editor
November 29, 2007
Lynn Gamble’s commentary about Native American burning in California (“California Indians and fire management,” Opinion, Nov. 21) provides us with insight into the limited management options available to Indians prior to contact with Euro-Americans. We believe, however, there is need for clarification of some issues by firefighters [...]

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California Indians and fire management 
By Lynn H. Gamble
November 21, 2007
For thousands of years, the California Indians lived and adapted to the dry conditions of Southern California, relying on hunting, gathering and fishing to meet their needs. They experienced droughts, floods, earthquakes and other disasters that we face today. Some droughts lasted decades, possibly even longer. [...]

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By: EDWARD SIFUENTES - Staff Writer
November 25, 2007
The first of about a dozen mobile homes requested by American Indian tribal members could reach North County reservations this week, officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday.
North County’s reservations were among the most affected areas in San Diego County during last month’s wildfires. The Poomacha [...]

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