NewsPast Press Releases 2006
PRESS RELEASE -- JANUARY 19, 2006
PECHANGA STATEMENT CONCERNING ANTI-CLASS II LETTER
"The claims of this business group are appalling and unsubstantiated. At best, they are misrepresentations about the affairs of other tribes. Any Class II game that Pechanga offers has received an advisory opinion from the National Indian Gaming Commission."November 29, 2006 -- Pechanga Indian Reservation, CA
For Immediate ReleasePechanga Statement regarding the USA Today disenrollment article.
"It is a long-held fact that tribal law determines citizenship. Tribes throughout the country have followed this established tribal law for generations."
AUGUST 29, 2006 -- SACRAMENTO, CA
For Immediate ReleasePechanga Signs Amended Compact Worth $3 billion for California
New agreement provides stability and additional protections for local governments, patrons and workers
Following months of negotiations with the Schwarzenegger Administration, leaders of the Pechanga Band of Luiseņo Indians last night signed an amended tribal-state compact. The amended compact will provide long-term certainty for Pechanga and its employees, generate substantial revenues for California's General Fund, and provide additional protections for patrons, local governments, and workers.
MAY 25, 2006 -- PECHANGA INDIAN RESERVATION
For Immediate ReleasePechanga Indian Tribe Donates $400,000 to Local High Schools
Pechanga's support for local schools exceeds $1.7 million
At a ceremony held here yesterday, leaders of the Pechanga Band of Luiseņo Indians provided eight local high schools each with $50,000 to use for scholarships, athletic programs, academics, and more.MAY 2, 2006 -- PECHANGA INDIAN RESERVATION
For Immediate Release NTEC'S 13th National Conference Underway in Temecula
The National Tribal Environmental Council's 13th National Conference, hosted by the Pechanga Band of Luiseņo Indians, kicked off today at the band's resort/casino in Temecula, California.
MARCH 20, 2006 -- PECHANGA INDIAN RESERVATION
For Immediate ReleaseStatement of Chairman Mark Macarro on behalf of the Pechanga People regarding the latest disenrollment action
"The right to determine our citizenship is central to Pechanga's identity as a distinct sovereign government. Tribal nations have sole jurisdiction and authority to establish and enforce procedures to determine their own tribal citizenship. The courts have consistently upheld this tribal right because of more than 200 years of legal precedent."