Los Coyotes Band meets with key lawmakers

Thursday, August 24, 2006  

Fasting members of the Los Coyotes Band Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians met with key lawmakers as they continued to press for approval of a stalled gaming compact.

The tribe met with Assemblyman Jerome Horton, the chairman of the Governmental Organization Committee, and Assemblyman Joe Coto, member of the committee. The panel voted 7-2 in June against the Los Coyotes compact for an off-reservation casino in Barstow.

Tribal members have been fasting for over a week on the Capitol lawn in Sacramento. They question why their deal has been delayed while another compact for the politically-connected Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians was put on the fast track.

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Fasting Indians meet with legislators (The San Bernardino Sun 8/24)