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MONDAY, JULY 1, 2002

"Normally, I wouldn't be attending any event on a California reservation never had a reason to, never thought about it nor did I feel any connection to the land or people. Or so I thought.

The only thoughts I had were preconceived notions. California tribes, California reservations and California casinos held little interest for me.

So when a fellow journalist -- a member of a California tribe -- invited me and two friends to accompany her to the Barona Reservation, I had to think about it. But as the 18th annual Native American Journalists Association conference in San Diego began to wind down, welcoming summer through ceremony seemed a good idea.

We decided to go. . ."

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