It is not uncommon for someone to say "my Grandfather was Yaqui and my Grandmother Cupeno". Is this enough to get them disenrolled? People at Pala are of mixed ancestry. If this amendment passes what happens to everyone else with respect to membership? It is not uncommon to see people at Pala wearing Cupeno T-Shirts. In 2015 the Pala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians changed their name to the Pala Band of Mission Indians. This is evident by the fact that all the initial paperwork filed for the development of the casino at Pala was done under the name Pala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation. However by 1978 the only tribe that was Federally Recognized was the Pala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians. All of these tribes and groups together became known as the Pala Band of Mission Indians. In the 1960's an association was formed between all the tribes and Indians living at Pala so that economic development could be pursued. These tribes include the Cupeno, Ipay (Digueno), and other various Indians such as Cahuilla and Yacqui. In 1903 several tribes were forcibly relocated to Pala on land bought that is adjacent to the Old Pala Reservation. They are often referred to as "Old Pala" and are federally recognized as the Pala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation. Prior to 1903 the Luiseno living at Pala had their own reservation. First of all it is no longer clear who or what the "Pala Band" is. This language should ring the alarm bells of the people at Pala. Particularly alarming is the language that reads "Membership in another tribe shall include actual membership in the tribe (such as inclusion on that tribe’s membership rolls) as well as an affirmative claim by the individual that he/she is a member of that tribe." In a draft proposed amendment circulated on 9/14/22 Robert Smith is seeking to alter Pala's Constitution with respect to Pala's membership.
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