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The family of a 29-year-old Soboba tribal member who died in a gunfight with sheriff's deputies has filed a wrongful death claim against Riverside County, arguing the tribal member was unarmed when she was shot and killed. Read Full Artice...
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne referred to the Soboba water rights settlement Friday as "an evaporation of a litigation cloud," and a showing of how cooperation can ensure a water supply and protection of the resource both for the Soboba Band. Read Full Artice...
SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS - After one month of sometimes painstaking excavation, archeology students gave the Serrano Indians unearthed pieces of their history. Read Full Artice...
State parole officials have reversed their position on parole visits to the Soboba Indian Reservation and will now allow five parolees to continue living there. Read Full Artice...
SAN JACINTO - The federal law that gives states the right to enforce criminal law on Indian reservations is an antiquated rule that should be repealed, Indian law experts said Monday. Read Full Artice...
Representatives of the National Indian Gaming Commission spent Thursday inspecting the Soboba Casino, tribal council member Rose Salgado said. Read Full Artice...
In a fight over who can control law enforcement access to the Soboba Indian Reservation, both sides are using the same public law to claim they are right.
Public Law 280 mandates that California and a handful of other states police Indian reservations. Read Full Artice...
Riverside County Sheriff Stanley Sniff said Sunday he does not want to arrest security officers or tribal leaders who have been delaying his deputies as they attempt to enter the Soboba reservation and worries that such confrontations could escalate into. Read Full Artice...
Insisting that his tribe's casino is safe, the chairman of the Soboba band of Luiseno Indians on Saturday told members to cooperate fully when federal commissioners visit this week.
In a previously scheduled community meeting, Robert Salgado Sr. Read Full Artice...
President Bush signed into law Thursday a long-awaited bill that resolves a decades-old water rights dispute involving the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians, communities in the San Jacinto Valley and some of Southern California's largest water providers. Read Full Artice...
SOBOBA INDIAN RESERVATION - Soboba Tribal Chairman Robert Salgado on Wednesday defended his tribe's policy of questioning sheriff's deputies when they visit the reservation, saying officials can arrest him for the practice if they want. Read Full Artice...
The family of a Soboba tribe member killed during a confrontation with Riverside County sheriff's deputies last year has filed a wrongful death claim against the county, alleging bias against Indians was a factor in his shooting. Read Full Artice...
A bill to resolve a decades-old San Jacinto Valley Indian water rights dispute is headed for President Bush's signature with passage of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians Settlement Act late Thursday in the U.S. Senate.
The bill, introduced by Rep. Read Full Artice...
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians announced a $1.2 million deal to renew its law-enforcement agreement with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department on Wednesday, which both sides said would better protect the community. Read Full Artice...
The Pechanga Resort and Casino announced Tuesday it is laying off about 400 workers because high gas prices and the struggling economy are keeping customers away. Read Full Artice...
Safety at the Soboba Indian Reservation remains a concern for local government officials and others despite the recent signing of a mediation agreement between the tribe and the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Read Full Artice...
Weeks after deadly gunbattles between Riverside County sheriff's deputies and Soboba tribal members, leaders from the two sides shook hands Monday over an agreement they say will help them communicate and cooperate more effectively. Read Full Artice...
SACRAMENTO - Inland governments and tribes are fighting to preserve millions in payments meant to help public agencies deal with the burdens of the region's tribal casinos. Read Full Artice...
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