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October 2007 Tribes in the News
San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians Supports Local
TLacrosse Foundation
he San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians was recently recognized by the Valley Center Lacrosse Foundation in thanks for their support of youth lacrosse in Valley Center, CA. Morgan Rogers, president of the Foundation, along with several Valley Center lacrosse players, personally presented President/CEO Joe Navarro and Vice
President Al Cope of the San Pasqual Casino Development Group, Inc., with a special custom wooden lacrosse stick signed by some of the youth players for their charitable contributions to the Foundation over the past three years.
“Since the Valley Center Lacrosse Foundation’s inception three years ago, the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians has shown us incredible support,” said Rogers.“ eir assistance has helped us to develop and expand our program to bene t even more local youth.”
e Valley Center Lacrosse Foundation was founded on November 2004 in Valley Center to promote youth lacrosse athletic programs and competitions in Valley Center. e Foundation currently includes girls’ teams at the junior high and high school level and a boys’ junior high level team.
Three Tribes Open California’s First Off-Reservation Hotel
“We are proud to support the Valley Center Lacrosse Foundation and honored to receive personal thanks from those that bene t directly from the program,” said Navarro. “ e San Pasqual Tribe enjoys contributing to the local community and the Lacrosse Foundation holds a special place in our hearts for the contributions they make to the lives of young athletes in Valley Center.”
e San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians own Valley View Casino in Valley Center.
Lacrosse team members Victoria Navarro, Erica Rogers, Valley Center Lacrosse Foundation President Morgan Rogers, San Pasqual Casino Development Group President/CEO Joe Navarro, and Lacrosse team members Garrett Fiehler, and Sammy McCuskey.
hree Native American Tribes made history in the grand opening of the new Residence Inn by Marriott three tribes are principal owners of the hotel, along with late August in California, o cially opening the Sacramento at Capitol Park. 15th & L Investors, LLC.
rst hotel located o -reservation in California e 15-story, 235-suite hotel, located across from Tribal leaders believe that ree Fires, LLC will
to be owned by a coalition of tribes. Three Fires, LLC, an economic development partnership of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians and the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, both located in Southern California, celebrated
the California State Capitol, is the rst hotel in the state located o tribal lands and owned by multiple tribes. is new economic partnership is one of the rst joint business ventures in the nation between tribal governments formed as an investment coalition. e
serve as an economic model, bene ting other tribes interested in working together as one to strengthen e orts, reduce risk and diversify their collective and individual economic futures.
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Tribes in the News