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CTBA Political eBrief Wednesday February 8, 2012
I don’t know of any tribe that has opposition from three counties, a congressman and a senator. One of these days people are going to say, ‘Stop picking on these Indians.’” Scott Gabaldon, chairman of Mishewal Wappo tribe (Napa Valley Register)
CTBA Political eBrief Tuesday, February 7, 2012
"The ancestral origin landscape is comprised of a number of different places. All will be impacted either directly, indirectly or cumulatively by the proposed quarry. That's pretty simple," Lisa Woodward, a tribal archivist of Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians (North Country Times)
CTBA Political eBrief Friday, February 3, 2012
"It is important for us because it opens doors for us. Our tribe's history has been lost for some time and they are finding many things here that give us the history again." Ernie Tautemes, spiritual leader of the Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians on San Gabriel Dig findings (Pasadena Star news)
CTBA Political eBrief Thursday, February 2, 2012
“There is quite a lot of concern about this body and this government. I’m eager to vote for the repeal of this.” David Catania, Washington DC Councilmember on online gaming (Washington Times)
CTBA Political eBrief Wednesday, February 1, 2012
"You had one of the worst governors for tribes of all time. Then you have a person who is the best governor for tribal governments since himself in the late 1970s." David Quintana, on difference between Governors Schwarzenegger and Brown (Sacramento Bee)
CTBA Political eBrief January 31, 2012
"You have a moral decision to make. It's one based on respect for religion and ancient history.'' Mark Macarro, Pechanga tribal chairman, speaking against Liberty Quarry (Los Angeles Times)
CTBA Political eBrief January 30, 2012
“The reason we don’t agree with what they are doing is because they are not following the gaming act.” Frank Cloutier, PR director for Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, on proposed Lansing casino (Central Michigan Life)
CTBA Political eBrief Friday, January 27, 2012
“[The Sault Tribe] has to exercise governmental authority over the land, according to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Sault Tribe has no history in this area, let alone a governmental presence.” Matthew Fletcher, director of the Michigan State University Indigenous Law and Policy Center, on the proposed off reservation casino (Lansing City Pulse)