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DESCRIPTION:Santa Rosa Junior College will present a talk by Scott Gabaldon, tribal 
 chairman of the Mishewal Wappo Tribe of Alexander Valley, will speak on the 
 struggle to have their tribal status restored by the federal government. 
 \n\nThe Mishewal Wappo Tribe of Alexander Valley is the last remaining 
 Wappo Tribe in existence, with 340 living members. Scholars have noted that 
 the Wappo Indians are among the oldest tribes in the State of California. 
 In 1851, there were approximately 8,000 Wappo Indians, who occupied the 
 great valleys of Sonoma and Napa Counties. In 1959 they lost their land and 
 tribal status under an act of Congress aimed at privatizing California’s 
 small Indian reservations. Scott Gabaldon is the tribal chairman of the 
 Mishewal Wappo Tribe of Alexander Valley, and he has been leading the fight 
 to have their tribal status restored by the federal government. Napa and 
 Sonoma counties oppose restoring tribal status out of fear that granting 
 recognition would allow the tribe to pursue construction of a casino within 
 their boundaries. On July 25, 2013, the tribe and counties will have a 
 final face off in U.S. District Court that will determine the fate of the 
 Wappo people. Scott Gabaldon will present the story of the Mishewal Wappo 
 Tribe.\n\nThe event will start at 7:00pm and run until 8:30pm in Newman 
 Auditorium on the Santa Rosa campus. Doors will open at 6:30pm. The event 
 is free, and parking permits are required on campus in self service lots. 
 The talk is co-sponsored by the SRJC Behavioral Sciences and Physics 
 departments and the Native American Student Council.\n\nQ&A will follow. 
 More Information: \nhttp://www.mishewalwappotribe.com\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/03/19/18733844.php
SUMMARY:Battle for Wappo Tribe Recognition
LOCATION:Newman Auditorium\nSanta Rosa Junior College\n1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa 
 Rosa, CA 95401-4395\n\nhttp://www.santarosa.edu/
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/03/19/18733844.php
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