Feds halt ouster of San Pasqual tribal members12/1/2008, North County Times
The San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians' efforts to expel about 80 of its members was thwarted last week by the federal government, which concluded that the Valley Center tribe did not provide enough evidence to justify removing members of the Alto family from its rolls. In a letter to the tribal chairman, the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs said the descendants of Marcus R. Alto Sr., who died in 1988, should remain official members of the tribe.
San Pasqual band denied bid to eject members12/1/2008, San Diego Union Tribune VALLEY CENTER - The Bureau of Indian Affairs has denied the San Pasqual Indian band's bid to eject about 60 members, but said the tribe can appeal the decision about the disputed members' ancestry. Many tribes determine membership issues on their own, but San Pasqual's constitution gives the BIA that responsibility. |
