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Rival Chukchansi faction meets in Clovis to plan strategy
The incoming chairman of the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians and 35 of his supporters met in a Clovis park Sunday afternoon to make plans for a general membership meeting next week.  Picayune Rancheria5/22/2013
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Chukchansi Tribal Council Issues Open Letter to Tribal Members: Talks to End “Sabotage Campaign” Stall
(California) -- A four-member quorum of the Chukchansi Tribal Council, headed by Tribal Council Chairwoman Nancy Ayala, has mailed an open letter to the central...
5/15/2013
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AYALA: Wasted funds and efforts
(California) -- As the tribal chairwoman of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians, I feel the need to set the record straight about the turmoil within our...
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COMMENTARY: Chukchansi Tribal / Members For A Real Solution
(California) -- It is a crucial time for our tribe. As the various factions fight for power, we have become divided more than ever. We are in jeopardy of losing our...
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LEWIS: Petition shows will of the tribe
(California) -- Over 53% percent of the Chukchansi tribal members have signed a petition recognizing the legitimacy of the tribal council that includes: Reggie Lewis (...
5/9/2013
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Rating Action: Moody's lowers Chukchansi's probability of default rating to D-PD
(California) -- Moody's Investors Service lowered Chukchansi Economic Development Authority's ("Chukchansi" or "the Authority") Probability...
5/7/2013
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Chukchansi Tribal Council: Payments to Voters Render Lewis-Alberta Referenda Invalid, “Fraudulent”
(California) -- A four-member quorum of the Chukchansi Tribal Council, headed by Tribal Chairwoman Nancy Ayala, continues to fight to protect the tribe’s...
5/3/2013
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Over 50 Percent of Chukchansi Tribal Members Sign Referendum to Determine Tribe’s Governing Body
(California) -- Just one week after a referendum overwhelmingly affirmed Reggie Lewis as Chairman of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians, Tribal members...
4/27/2013
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Tribal faction attempts to reshuffle Chukchansi council
(California) -- The struggle by feuding factions for control of the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians -- and its Highway 41 casino assets -- took a new twist last...
4/24/2013
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Chuckchansi governance dispute still rages
(California) -- The ongoing dispute over who is in charge of the Picayune Tribe of the Chukchansi Indians – the resolution of which could affect one of the larger...
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Tribe still struggling
(California) -- In face of a looming default on a $12 million payment due to bondholders of Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino, several new developments have occurred...
4/22/2013
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Chukchansi’s governance goes to a vote
(California) -- Officials of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians say that their members have affirmed members to a tribal council and suspended three people...
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Statement from Chukchansi Economic Development Authority Regarding Recent Legal Developments
(California) -- On Thursday, April 11, 2013, counsel for the trustee (the “Trustee”) under the Indenture (the “Indenture”) governing the 9...
4/17/2013
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Chukchansi financial crisis averted with partial payment
(California) -- Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino has averted a financial crisis by making at least part of an overdue payment to bondholders, according to members of...
4/5/2013
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Our View: Greed could bring demise of Chukchansi
(California) -- According to Buddha, "There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed....
4/3/2013
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Casino-fueled greed could bring demise of Chukchansi
(California) -- According to Buddha, "There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed....
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Tribe has 30-day grace period to pay casino bonds
(California) -- A leadership division at the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians has spilled into its casino -- resulting in a missed $12 million payment to the...
4/2/2013
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Chukchansi faction sues feds over casino rule
(California) -- The battle for leadership of the Chukchansi tribe has taken one of the factions to federal court. But it's not a faction that is embroiled in the...
4/1/2013
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Default looms for Chukchansi casino with political fight
(California) -- The Chukchansi tribe is in danger of defaulting on its bonds for Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino because of ongoing political bickering between two...
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Recent Developments Regarding Chukchansi Economic Development Authority
(California) -- Chukchansi Economic Development Authority ("CEDA"), a wholly owned enterprise of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians and issuer of...
3/30/2013
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Recent Developments Regarding Chukchansi Economic Development Authority
(California) -- Chukchansi Economic Development Authority ("CEDA"), a wholly owned enterprise of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians and issuer of...
3/20/2013
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Leadership standoff continues; control of casino management and government is split
(California) -- Two Chukchansi leaders, each claiming to be the rightful chairperson of the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians, remain at odds this week, with each...
3/13/2013
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Chukchansi leadership dispute continues
(California) -- A Chukchansi leadership standoff that began Feb. 21 continues at the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians, with one council led by Reggie Lewis...
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Chukchansi tribal officials speak out
(California) -- Just a month ago, political tensions in the Chukchansi Tribe appeared to be once again on the verge of turning violent and while the threat of violence...
3/8/2013
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Concerns about March 9 Chukchansi meeting
(California) -- Concerns have been raised by many Chukchansi people regarding a planned General Council meeting Saturday — principally, who will be counted to meet...
3/6/2013
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Confusion continues at Chukchansi
(California) -- Two groups of leaders, each claiming to be the rightful tribal council of the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians, remain at a standoff this week.
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Fresno State panel delves into Chukchansi issues
(California) -- About 150 people packed a small auditorium at Fresno State Feb. 28 for a public discussion panel titled "The Chukchansi Legitimacy Crisis: One Year...
3/3/2013
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Chukchansi dispute reviewed
(California) -- The Chukchansi Indian tribe is divided, and a panel was held Thursday night at the Peters Business Building at Fresno State to discuss the emotional...
2/28/2013
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Chukchansi factions scramble for control of tribe
(California) -- A new faction has taken control of the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians tribal council, and its first act was to fire the rancheria's...
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Tribal tensions not affecting Chukchansi Casino business
(California) -- Power struggle continues at the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians. One faction of the tribe is questioning the legitimacy of the latest council in...
2/27/2013
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Deputies remain on alert in Madera County
(California) -- Madera County Sheriff's Deputies are still on high alert Wednesday, making sure violence doesn't errupt on an indian reservation. A command post...
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Fresno State to host Chukchansi strife panel
(California) -- Fresno State will host a panel on Thursday led by American Indian studies professor Charles Ettner to discuss the standoff last year at the Picayune...
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Tribal leadership split at Picayune Rancheria
(California) -- More than a year after two factions claimed to be the rightful tribal council of the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians, a third faction has come...
2/26/2013
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Fresno State panel on Chukchansi issues set
(California) -- A panel discussion Thursday at Fresno State will examine inter-tribal disputes centered around disenrollment issues, election disputes, management...
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Law officers converge on Chukchansi offices as tribal factions clash
(California) -- Law officers were on alert Tuesday night at the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians offices, where factions were in a stand-off over tribal...
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Tensions Flare on Tribal Land, Officers Surround Complex
(California) -- Tensions flare again on tribal land... one year after tribal infighting sparked violence. At least fifty officers from multiple agencies are surrounding...
2/23/2013
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Chukchansi Tribe elects new governing council
(California) -- The Chukchansi Tribe has elected a new governing council which follows a year of bitter fighting between two factions.
2/22/2013
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Chukchansi tribe has another fight for control
(California) -- Another power struggle has erupted at the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians after a group of the tribe's original descendants took over a...
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Power struggle in leadership of Chukchansi tribe
(California) -- They've announced they have new leaders for its tribal council. This comes about a year after violence at the tribal offices following a dispute over...
12/5/2012
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Chukchansi election; more people disenrolled
(California) -- A tribal council election Dec. 1 at the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians in Coarsegold voted in two new members -- Charles "Charlie...
8/27/2012
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Chukchansi Tribe casino default raised in off-reservation battle
(California) -- The Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians could go into default if an off-reservation casino is approved, opponents are claiming.
8/13/2012
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Chukchansi moving forward with disenrollments
(California) -- The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians is disenrolling tribe members -- about 100, according to some within the tribe. Tribe officials...
7/10/2012
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Chukchansi restructures $310m debt
(California) -- A new financing plan for the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino will push the payback on loans taken out by the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi...
7/9/2012
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Chukchansi Family Fights For Recognition
(California) -- A Chukchansi Indian family is fighting to be recognized. The Ramirez family claims to be direct descendants of the tribe. It is now appealing to the...
7/7/2012
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Chukchansi family files suit against U.S.
(California) -- A Chukchansi tribal family is suing the United States government, claiming the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians membership rolls and...
5/11/2012
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Two kicked off Chukchansi tribal council
(California) -- Two tribal council members elected in December have been removed by a rival Chukchansi Tribal Council. Incumbents Morris Reid and Dora Jones, both...
5/7/2012
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Chukchansi language to be preserved with grant
(California) -- Every language contains a world of unique information. In most Native American communities, language is an oral tradition and many times it dies when the...
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Chukchansi tribe donates $1 million to Fresno State for language program
(California) -- The Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians is donating $1 million to Fresno State's College of Arts and Humanities for the Department of...
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Chukchansi tribe pledges $1 million to Fresno State
(California) -- The Chukchansi variety of the Yokuts language will be preserved and revitalized thanks to a $1 million gift from the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi...
4/26/2012
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Chukchansi hotel deals with bug infestation
(California) -- Officials with the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino near Coarsegold confirmed Wednesday that evidence of "swallow bugs" -- which look nearly...
4/25/2012
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Bed Bug Infestation At Casino Hotel? Chukchansi Response
(California) -- The Madera County Environmental Health Department confirmed to KMPH News on Tuesday that one of the towers of the Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino was...
4/21/2012
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Tribe protests lack of federal action
(California) -- Members of a dissident group in the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians took their grievances Friday to the streets of downtown Fresno.
4/20/2012
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Chukchansi protest in downtown Fresno
(California) -- Angry over infighting at Chukchansi Casino, members of the Picayune tribe that have been dis-enrolled, say their rights have been violated.
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Fresno protest focuses on Chukchansi tribe's leadership struggle
(California) -- About three dozen people gathered outside the federal courthouse in downtown Fresno to protest what they described as government inaction in the Picayune...
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Chukchansi plan to start a tribal court
(California) -- Chukchansi Indian leaders who have struggled for months with internal strife are considering starting a court to address appeals and serve as an...
3/29/2012
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Chukchansi tribal council seats still vacant
(California) -- As of Tuesday, the fate of three Chukchansi tribal council seats remained in question after a meeting to swear in council members was canceled Monday...
3/27/2012
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Tribe cancels ceremony, claims threat from rivals
(California) -- A dispute between competing factions of a Central California Indian tribe continues to rage, with one side calling off the swearing-in ceremony of a new...
3/26/2012
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'Credible threat' causes cancellation of Chukchansi tribal swearing-in
(California) -- A meeting to swear in Chukchansi tribal council members was canceled Monday night after leaders said there was a "credible threat" made against...
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Chukchansi Tribe Hoping to End Leadership Dispute
(California) -- A resolution is in sight for The Chukchansi Tribe after months of feuding. It's not exactly what Tribal Council Member Morris Reid was hoping for....
3/12/2012
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Chukchansi election complete, controversy continues
(California) -- Controversy continues over a vote to fill a vacant seat on the Chukchansi Tribal Council on Saturday. Reggie Lewis won the election, after losing to a...
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Chukchansi Tribe Hopes Recent Election Settles Dispute
(California) -- The Chukchansi Tribe is trying to move forward after months of feuding. More than half of the tribe showed up to Saturday's election. The votes were...
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Chukchansi Tribe Hoping Election Results Heal Division
(California) -- Over the weekend the Chukchansi tribe held an election and current council member Reggie Lewis won. A majority of the tribe members voted to support the...
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Chukchansi Vote Could Bring Peace
(California) -- Chukchansi tribal members have voted overwhelmingly to support the existing tribal council and to make a change in tribe governance.
3/11/2012
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Chukchansi Tribe Election Stirs Up More Controversy
(California) -- The Chukchansi Tribe appears to be moving forward. More than half of the tribe showed up to Saturday's meeting. Reggie Lewis won the election and...
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Auberry man arrested for refusing to leave Chukchansi casino
(California) -- An Auberry man was arrested Saturday at Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino on suspicion of trespassing on casino grounds, the Madera County Sheriff's...
3/10/2012
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Chukchansi Election Wraps Up
(California) -- The voting results are in from Saturday's big election involving the Chukchansi Indians. Reggie Lewis, leader of the old council, has been declared...
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Chukchansi Tribe Dispute Resolved?
(California) -- It's been several days since violence erupted at The Chukchansi Indian Tribal Headquarters. The tribal offices were destroyed and three people were...
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Chukchansi Tribe holds Tribal Council meeting and vote
(California) -- Members of the Chukchansi Tribe finished casting their votes in hopes of settling a tribal leadership dispute. That dispute caused violence and increased...
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Chukchansi vote to fill tribal council vacancy goes to Reggie Lewis
(California) -- A majority of Chukchansi tribal members on Saturday threw their support behind one tribal faction by selecting Reggie Lewis to fill a tribal council...
3/9/2012
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Chukchansi tribal council election is today
(California) -- Today's Chukchansi tribal council election is unlikely to end the controversy dividing two battling factions.
3/7/2012
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Contested Chukchansi tribal election Saturday
(California) -- A new Chukchansi tribal council election is planned for Saturday -- long-awaited for Reggie Lewis' council and seen as unjust by the council led by...
3/6/2012
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Sheriff: No signs of violence as Chukchansi cooling-off period ends
(California) -- A cooling-off period ended Monday at the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians without protests or new violence flaring up between two opposing...
3/5/2012
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Chukchansi tribal feud appears to be over
(California) -- The standoff at the Chukchansi tribal offices appears to be over. A squad of Madera County Sheriff's Deputies has been guarding the complex since...
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Power Struggle Continues Among Chukchansi Indians
(California) -- It's been nearly a week since a violent clash between two fighting factions within the Chukchansi Indian tribe. So far, there has been peace, but no...
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Rival Chukchansi faction meets in Clovis to plan strategy
(California) -- The incoming chairman of the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians and 35 of his supporters met in a Clovis park Sunday afternoon to make plans for a...
3/3/2012
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Chukchansi Elections Committee Speaks Out
(California) -- The Chukchansi Elections Committee explains the political problems that led to violence this week. Meanwhile, the 48 hour stand down expired but both...
3/2/2012
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Chukchansi: Gaming numbers up despite tribal tumult
(California) -- Despite tribal tumult, business is good at casino.Despite tribal tumult, business is good at casino.Despite the incident at the Picayune Rancheria of...
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Calif. tribal factions extend cooling-off period
(California) -- Authorities say rival factions of a Central California Indian tribe have agreed to extend a stay-away order after a violent standoff earlier this week.
3/1/2012
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Chukchansi factions extend cooling-off period through weekend
(California) -- The cooling-off period between rival factions of the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians has been extended through the weekend, Madera County...
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Chukchansi tribal member truce is over
(California) -- The Madera County Sheriff will keep his deputies in front of the Chukchansi tribal office through the weekend.
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Tensions Cooled at Chukchansi
(California) -- All's quiet on Chukchansi tribal lands Thursday, two days after a near riot broke out over a disputed election. Madera County Sheriff John Anderson...
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Tribal dispute escalates to violence Tuesday
(California) -- A Chukchansi leadership standoff escalated Tuesday morning when a fight broke out resulting in injuries including a stabbing outside the tribal offices...
2/29/2012
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Access Restricted to Chukchansi Headquarters
(California) -- Barricades are set up at Chukchansi Tribal headquarters. They went up around seven Wednesday night. Madera Sheriff's deputies and CHP officers are...
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Chukchansi Dispute Continues
(California) -- The Chukchansi Indian Reservation was quiet Wednesday Morning. The scene very different from the day before, when protesters tore down a fence and a huge...
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Chukchansi tribal members leave buildings in dispute
(California) -- Madera County Sheriff John Anderson was prepared to storm buildings occupied by members of two rival Chukchansi tribal factions and make arrests, risking...
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Deputies on patrol near Yosemite after Chukchansi tribal factions clash
(California) -- Sheriff’s deputies and security guards were on patrol Wednesday after rival factions of a tribe that runs a casino tangled in a violent skirmish...
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Deputies patrol around site of Calif. tribal fight
(California) -- Sheriff's deputies and security guards from rivaling factions of a California tribe were on patrol Wednesday, one day after a violent skirmish...
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Deputies Stationed at Chukchansi
(California) -- Madera Sheriff’s deputies are stationed at the tribal offices of the Chukchansi Indians. This comes after two people were injured in a riot late...
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Dispute between Indian factions heats up
(California) -- For two months, following a disputed election, the fight for control of the Chukchansi Indian tribe was a standoff.
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Feuding Chukchansi Tribes Under 48hr Truce
(California) -- The white flag has been raised, at least for a couple of days, between two feuding factions of the Chukchansi Indian Tribe after a dispute over election...
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Rivalry erupts in violence for Chukchansi tribe
(California) -- A 38-hour standoff at the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians apparently ended peacefully Tuesday, hours after a near-riot on the tribe's...
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OP/ED: Plenty of fault in tribal dispute
(California) -- It's difficult to find anyone in the Chukchansi tribal controversy who shouldn't share the blame for the dispute turning violent this week. Both...
12/29/2011
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Dissension after Chukchansi council meeting
(California) -- Chukchansi chairman Reggie Lewis and treasurer Chance Alberta have refused to step down from tribal council after being outvoted during a Dec. 3 election...
12/28/2011
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BIA to stay out of Picayune Rancheria dispute
(California) -- The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs says it will stay out of the fight over leadership of the tribal council for the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi...
12/27/2011
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Chukchansi tribal leadership murky after contested election
(California) -- Leadership of the tribal council for the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians remained up in the air Tuesday, with both factions in a contested...
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Chukchansi Tribe's Controversial Elections
(California) -- Two Council Members of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians locked themselves in the tribal offices, changed the locks and put up chains on...
10/27/2011
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COMMENTARY: Picayune Rancheria tribal disenrollments 'disheartening'
(California) -- I found the Sept. 29 Sierra Star article by Carmen George about disenrollment of Chukchansi tribal members very informative and well written, although it...
5/21/2011
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Tribe's grant allocations create Madera Co. rift
(California) -- The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians' Community Grant Program awarded close to $1 million to a variety of organizations across Madera...
3/1/2009
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Hundreds expelled from Chukchansi tribe / Those who remain could receive significantly larger share of Coarsegold casino payouts.
(California) -- With millions of dollars flowing into the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino near Coarsegold each month, the Indians of the Picayune Rancheria have...
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