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Current. commander. Major Joseph S. Hansen. The United States Air Force Band of the Golden West is an American military band based at Travis Air Force Base, California. Its area of responsibility outside its home state includes Washington, Oregon, Arizona, and Nevada. It also supports 13 bases, 8 reserve wings, and 6 recruiting squadrons.
Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation, Santa Ana, CA (Petitioner 84B) [37] [35] Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation (Romero), Santa Ana, CA [35] The Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation (84A), based in San Juan Capistrano elects a tribal council, assisted by tribal elders. They have about 1,800 members.
The Native Sons of the Golden West was founded 11 July 1875 by General A. M. Winn, a Virginian, as a lasting monument to the men and women of the Gold Rush era. General Winn had lived in California during the Gold Rush and was impressed with the spirit and perseverance of the Forty-Niners. Speaking of his object in organizing the Order General ...
The tribe came to public attention in 1987 when they won California v.Cabazon Band; prior to the U.S.Supreme Court's decision 480 U.S. 202 (1987), the tribe had been the subject of public attention, given claims about events involving John Philip Nichols, The Wackenhut Corporation, and the June 29, 1981 triple homicides of Alfred "Fred" Alvarez, Patricia Castro, and Ralph Boger.
Pearl River Resort. Pearl River Resort is a gaming resort located in Choctaw, Neshoba County, Mississippi. It is owned and operated by the federally recognized Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The resort includes two casinos, Silver Star Hotel & Casino and Golden Moon Hotel & Casino; a Dancing Rabbit Inn near the casinos; Dancing Rabbit ...
The band government is controlled by a chief councillor and council. The number of councillors is determined by the number of band members, with a minimum of two in addition to the chief councillor. The Indian Act specifies procedures for the election of the chief councillor and council. Some bands make use of a policy provision (called 'custom ...
The area was settled in 1867 by a band of Chemehuevi, whose descendants formed the Twenty-Nine Palms Band. [4] The reservation consists of two geographically separate sections, with the main one in Indio, and the other in the city of Twenty-Nine Palms at 34°07′02″N 116°03′00″W / 34.11722°N 116.05000°W / 34.11722; -116.
The tribe conducts business from Sacramento, California. [3] The tribe is led by an elected council. The current tribal chairperson is Rhonda Morningstar Pope. [4]Tribal enrollment is based in lineal descent from original tribal members; [4] that is, the tribe has no minimum blood quantum requirements.