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Chukchansi Tribe reportedly removing another 100 from rolls





The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians of California is reportedly removing more people from its rolls.

Sources told The Fresno Bee that 100 people are being kicked out. "It's a dig at you, telling you that you're not good enough," James Herr Jr., who received a disenrollment letter, told the paper.

In the 1980s, only about 30 people were enrolled in the tribe, according to a June 2011 article from New Scientist. Membership rose to more than 1,000 after the tribe opened a casino.

The tribe has since removed more than half from the rolls.

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Chukchansi moving forward with disenrollments (The Fresno Bee 8/14)

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