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August 2006 Tribes in the News
PAechanga Donates $65,000 to Murrieta Library
$65,000 donation from Pechanga Resort and is is the tribe’s rst donation to the Murrieta library, When completed, the library on Adams Avenue Casino will allow Murrieta residents to view, althoughPechangaisamajorlocalbenefactor,contributing will be one of four city buildings at Town Square, a but not touch, historical artifacts stored at the more than $130,000 last year to city organizations. 34-acre civic center on Murrieta’s west side. Police
new library. e gift, announced on July 18th, will pay for several oor-to-ceiling glass cases in a section of the library dedicated to Murrieta’s historical archives called the Heritage Room. e library is under construction and slated to open in early 2007.
SAycuan Firefighters Aid in Southern California Wildfires
ey had recently renewed their commitment this year to help San Diego re ghters. e“hotshot” crew is available to respond to wild res in San Diego and surrounding areas seven days a week, through the end of November.
thanked the re ghters for their e ort.
e value of the volunteers’ labor is worth about
$350,000. Sycuan tribal chair Danny Tucker said providing the re ghters to help the city is a way for the tribe to give back to the community.
e rustic-themed Heritage Room—featuring two replaces and an outdoor patio—will house photos, artifacts and records dating to Murrieta’s early days in the mid-1880s. It will be open for class visits, research projects and general browsing.
headquarters and a senior center already are open, and a City Hall is in the works. e new library will be six times larger than Murrieta’s current one, located in a former bank building on Los Alamos Road.
crew of re ghters from the Sycuan Indian About 30 re ghters are part of the volunteer e ort, to more than 300 res in the city and surrounding Reservation trained to combat wild-land res with about a dozen working at a time. eir help can areas, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders said at a news aided in the Sawtooth and Heart res in July. make the di erence between a re raging out of control conference at Montgomery Field in late June. e mayor
oronethatiscontained,saidBrianP.Fennessy,chiefof air operations for the San Diego Fire Department.
Fire ghters from Sycuan have volunteered their time and equipment, including a helicopter, each summer for the past three years. During those years, they responded
BJarona Powwow Celebrates California Indian Culture
oin the celebration of a traditional Indian powwow touchstone for the Native American community. be missed. Admission is free. Bring chairs and prepare on September 1st–3rd at the 36th Annual Barona e three-day event will present tribal dance and for the sun and heat.
Powwow at the Barona Indian Reservation in drumming exhibitions and contests, traditional Indian Please note that alcohol is not permitted at
Lakeside.
For over 35 years the Barona Band of Mission
Indian’s powwow has been an important cultural
FRincon Band Opens New $4 Million Fire Station
food, and Native American arts and crafts.
Open to the public, Southern California tribal casino hosts have spectacular powwows and are not to
powwows, and please ask permission before you take any photos of tribal members in their regalia. Call for more information at 619-443-6612.
ederal, state, and local o cials joined the “ e Rincon Band is putting its gaming revenues reservation, but will add signi cantly to re protection Rincon Business Committee for the opening to good use. Without those funds, this long-term and public safety to the surrounding communities. And, of the Rincon Reservation Fire Station on investment in our community and our children’s future I might add, we’re sharing all of this without spending
June 16. e new $4 million, 13,872 square-foot facility, located on Valley Center Road, is the newest re station in north San Diego County. e station began operations April 8, 2006.
would not have happened,” said Rincon Chairman John Currier. Because of mutual aid agreements with other departments in the region, Currier added, “ is investment by the Rincon Band will not only bene t our
one dime of general taxpayer funds.”
e Rincon Band owns Harrah’s Rincon Casino
& Resort, located on the tribe’s reservation in Valley Center.
Barona Exhibit Offers Airport Travelers a Look at San Diego
TNative American History
ravelers ying in and out of San Diego will have the opportunity to view a rare collection of artifacts celebrating the unique history and heritage of people native to San Diego County.
e Barona Cultural Center and Museum is o ering a look at local indigenous culture and history with the exhibit Ancient Spirits Speak: e Native People of San Diego, on display until October 1st in Terminal 2 at the San Diego International Airport.
other county in the nation. e selection of artifacts representing these milestones in Tribal history now on display at the San Diego International Airport o ers an enriching historical account for locals and travelers alike.
e Barona Cultural Center & Museum, located at 1095 Barona Road, is open from noon to
5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is free. Additional information is available at (619) 443-7003, Ext. 2 or visit
www.baronatribe.org.
e exhibit is presented in eight of the terminal’s display cases, and includes ceramics, intricate basketry, and stories and images of the modern Kumeyaay/ Diegueño tradition. Members of the Barona Tribe havealsocontributedpersonalheirloomshandeddown from their ancestors including family cattle brands, photographs, games sets and early rattles. Alexandra Harris, the Assistant Curator at the Barona Cultural Center & Museum, is the curator of the airport exhibit.
“ e exhibit o ers an engaging glimpse of San Diego history and Barona’s ancestors who inhabited
this region thousands of years ago. Barona is fortunate to have this remarkable collection of artifacts and we are pleased to have
the opportunity to share it with the public,” said Cheryl Hinton, Director of the Barona Cultural Center and Museum.
With over 17 Native American reservations, San Diego has more reservations than any
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Southern California Tribes in the News