"There's plenty to debate about the casino plans of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. Critics have asked legitimate questions about traffic and potential environmental impacts of a hotel and casino wedged between Rohnert Park and the Laguna de Santa Rosa. A federal judge is weighing arguments about constitutional issues involving the federal-state relationship. But there's absolutely nothing legitimate about the latest opposition tactic: challenging the ancestry of Greg Sarris, the chairman of the Graton tribe and a leader of its successful effort to win federal recognition." Get the Story:
Editorial: About Sarris (The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat 2/20) Earlier Stories:
Coast Miwok Tribe stands by ancestry of chairman (2/18)
Anti-casino group challenges tribal chair's ancestry (2/11)