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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA I)EF'ARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Southem California Agency
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\11' Allen 1=_ La%ks,rm . Spokesman ',an rasyu :ti Band ot'Misaicn Indians PAT I3ax ;6 ' ' ;d l e . ('en leis- C _1 92032 Srlhlect ; The Bureau of Izrdian Affairs Ira ; decided not to recogai/e tltr exlstenc.c of a Iribnl (}1wnrlmem For the Stan Pasgusl Hand p f 't=fission Indiftn4
Dcut h*poktsmtrn Lauvson : ther the past o cral itc k, sliirl of the Soinhcrn C_aiifurnia :AgC n ti has met iiilh repiwentaiitax of the What 2ocernment in an snempt to resodw senous ddlerences exiSth7p among t he current Rusintess Connnit ir, Recem a .C bins hr members i r WL: Ilusincss ('onArnrie,2 cleariy shut" that the nureau of Indwn Aflaair TIA) efforts ut writuagc meaningful mediation haie been uusuccessftrL Collsequentlti_ I hale concluded that no rccogrli7thle tribal government presentip exists . While, the WA tte±uld prcfur noridnWiemeni in internal tribal dkputes . the grilles acceptance of tire Indian fleor~ :an/anion tci (iRAI .2 ? [! S .C . 46h ct :,;,~tJ . . plaecs +ti: ersirht upon the Secrviai . the Iltneaa respon ti ihijines and authorities WA nesreci try this matter urr deuced hom its resj-AlrvKihtlilt td C3rr1 ow the Lt51'C' 717Sn£nt • i (1-_tt~2rnnrCnt I"CI£Ttir?515117 0 and ins -uatnnh r~ oltligatio lh ~ rursuant to the IRA . As such , Me BI A must ensure than the rrihai i iernQ, hod} is prirperiy eonsliunteti and qualiPicel in represcnting the trim in nrtlter , hefonz the Dq-xirtnacnt ofd7c intciwr_
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friar to June 26 . 2008 . a portion oiff ie trihnl Unrollmeirt C omrniitee sus{fended the nwinhcrship privilqua ofthin Alto tilniilt pending lire: Ar ih' ; oplanawn and reVimse
hi a rending di1f111'Olintgnt iicimn 7 here is no alluuanec !or dw prat blon of swpenSion of enrolhnem m thO I tibe S [ OMBTittltii7n Or ( lr[1PgailuO51 :
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June _26 . 200& the Seerewr y I wamw st as suspcndcll intletindel) m tlrottt authori/.anon by Constitution or Ordineuice(s) :
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On July 1 2008 . SpoRmnan Lm on atld Delegale holer held a General %WhershiI) mceiin£t concurrenth a meeting %Nzis also neing held by the GiceSpokesman Phelps . Secretor)-Treasurer Wed and [7elegme Lope Each separate faction voted to suspend the odie{s members of The €lei<,Hess C'otnnlrttce . main in a manner inconsistent t0d) tribal government provisions . resulting in a flan-hinctionina Business Committee ; On July lb . 2001 1 nt¢t With hoth sides and related that both roup, Combined represent the cJecled BusinC`c~ C onlmtktee art,] that i+perdtln2 ieparawlc was not representative ofthe elmed Business Committee_ T offered medians =n for the WON Busnie<+ Q%anaiitteC 8n(i III cCCeptCd t}ll : C.)ur ::C p'faCjifRY g
Mck iatinn vas condumd nAh the assistance of Tire L?ep yiiment kfJuatics on Jtli _ 21, AM . Aller the meeting Spokesman Lawson handed The Vicc-5pokeslnOn Phelps rind Dclegate Copc a notice of impeacitmern and the impeachment action u~as io be held on Sandal . July 27, 21)08 : On Julti ?7 .'2008 . a general council marling teas held hr Spokesinao Lavtson and Iyelegste I oter rCSUltinx in the impaaelnnent eI A`icc-5pokcsutarl Phelps : and Delegate Cope . The genera[ membership sclrcied replacements for the ttto removed itidk idunk8 Ruth groups hove conducted general membership meetings that hav,, raised yuemion> Conerrniag issues of proper qunnans . itnpeachment5_ suspen~icros, clccicd repkwcmentx, and the Conduct of proper httsincvs tdr the imhe_ runherr hoth groups hate dcmonsn .ued m illingness to "ark twi ;b each other and have accused the other Mot hilhaving proper wrimitutional processes and due process . Also. both groups have dCtn nxtiated unuillingric" to stark 101 the Department of,hrsticc mc(hator. Nil conclusion . v,dish I tensed upon the r:Cenl aetioWs Of the VariMls mernbel's, i . that 110 recouniaabIC 2 0%CM ttent Cxists . Further, india; ;uiuns ate that tln* dispute chill r()Mit)UC to exist until the C1 cmd members stork lk Wh the conrrokviSy wnttstvw k0li the *1 611Q_ 5 Constitution and its procedural pieces . . Kithtr [ nor mcrobcrs of the tiouthe-rn C, lihicnia Agenc} ttish to intrude iotO miners that are nniquelg issue, of tritXd sell,orernxncmt The Tribal members are ultitnatell responsible Poi demnining Mieh Iaction is the proper representative of the San Pasqua! gov ernment . 00) Qdcrallyiecogrided irihal gt,tetlarnent< may operate gotrrnnnrntatl progni i9 . busuicsscs . conduct business or ncr on hehall'ol'their incmhership . ThavOre, effective this date . : tam unahlc to renogsa ze tiny tribal goyeminent for Srni Pasqual mid ztmnglc urge the mcntbers of the `s uu Pasqual Bond ni Moon Indians to take imnMue amon h, address His nmtter-
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