"TONGVA" IN ITS OWN WORDS: THE ACQUISTION OF TRIBAL IDENTITY CRITERIA FOR ILLICIT PURPOSES

FALSIFICATION OF CONSENT TO RENAME AND REPLACE A NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE :

Since 2006, four organizations have claimed to represent the Tongva Nation: the Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe, known as the "hyphen" group from the hyphen in their name;the Gabrielino/Tongva Tribe, known as the "slash" group;and the Gabrieleño/Tongva Tribal Council.Two of the groups are the result of a hostile split over the question of building an Indian casino.  Prior to 1994 none of these groups ever existed.