San Pasqual Band weighs disenrollment dispute
Monday, July 21, 2008
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About 80 people could be kicked out of the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians in California.
Ron Mast, a tribal member, says the group does not have blood ties to the tribe. He says they are made up of descendants of a man who was adopted.
"They are not my family," Mast told The North County Times. "They have no blood of the band."
A consultant hired by the tribe backed up the claim. But a final decision rests with the
Bureau of Indian Affairs.
More than family is at stake in the dispute. Each member receives a share of gaming profits so fewer members mean bigger payments.
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San Pasqual tribe could expel about 80 members
(The North County Times 7/20)
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