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Jamul Indians Cut Developer Ties, Revive Casino Plans
"Yesterday the group announced that it had severed ties with Minnesota-based Lakes Entertainment..." Hmmmm?? According to its press release, it was Lakes, not the tribe, that "... determined that it would not continue to move forward with the project with the Tribe and terminated the Agreement, effective March 13, 2012." But since when have we ever gotten a straight story from the current leadership of the Jamul tribe? They have poisoned the waters of community trust and honesty for the last two decades. We hear of how many live below the poverty line, and yet the 50 Jamul tribal members have collected more than 11 million dollars from the California Revenue Sharing Trust Fund since 2001. The Jamul Tribe had fewer than 20 members in 1987, and most were elderly. When Indian gaming arrived, so did a contingent of outsiders... who promptly became insiders, and then the "leadership." They ousted the elders, and evicted the last residents of the land at gunpoint using private police. Although signing a promise to not destroy the homes, they razed them to the ground two days later. The Jamul Tribe is sobering example of what should never happen between tribes, brothers, and communities.— March 17, 2012 2:10 p.m.