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June 2007 Tribes in the News (Continued)
Foundation for Women Raises More than $78,000
tDo Fund Microcredit Programs
ozens of in uential San Diegans turned out on May 4th in support of the Cirque de L’Art fund-raiser to bene t the Foundation for Women, an organization that serves impoverished women locally and globally. e gala event, sponsored by Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino, raised more than $78,000 to fund the
organization’s microcredit programs.
Renowned textile and fashion designer and honorary chair Zandra Rhodes headlined the event which featured
music, food, a silent auction and also showcased the works of international photographic artist Gene Nocon. For more information about the Foundation for Women, call (858) 483-0400 or visit www.foundationforwomen.org.
Pictured Left to Right: Ed Glasco and Barona Councilwoman Beth Glasco; Celebrity Fashion Designer Zandra Rhodes; Deborah Lindholm, executive director of the Foundation for Women; and Linda Devine, assistant general manager of sales and marketing at Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino.
Indian Tribes Lead Effort to Utilize Alternative Energy Sources
ndian Tribes across America celebrated Earth Day on April 22nd and showcased tribal e orts that e tribe set aside a 590-acre area of its reservation demonstrate a variety of green energy and conservation programs to preserve and restore reservation lands for a resource recovery park. Cabazon now operates and the environment. An on-going concern and respect for the environment has long been a tenet of native Colmac Energy, Inc., a biomass-fueled power
culture. In Indian Country it is said that work done today should provide a better life for the next seven generations. In keeping with that philosophy, tribes have made long-term investments in environmentally-friendly projects funded in large part by resources from Indian gaming.
generation plant, and First Nation Recovery, Inc., a crumb rubber manufacturer of old tires. e Cabazon Tribe owns and operates Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio.
Tribes across the country are making advances in wind, ethanol, and solar energy. Look for updates to this article in future issues.
Source: National Indian Gaming Association.
For example, a tribe leading the charge in this area is the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians. e tribe recognized years ago the need for a well-conceived, environmentallysoundindustrytodiversifyitseconomy.
eir reservation, located on four sections of non-
contiguous land on the eastern half of the Coachella Valley in Riverside County is about 25 miles east of Palm Springs. It comprises 1,500 acres and currently has the seventh highest residential electricity rates
among Native American reservations.
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