For tribes, affiliates only - 2004-02-15
Last year, one of the biggest families on the Redding Rancheria acted in what Indians deem the ultimate desecration: They dug up the remains of two of their ancestors for DNA testing.
It was either that or get kicked out of the tribe. The rancheria's enrollment committee had ordered the Foremans to prove they were the direct descendants of the family matriarch, the late Virginia "Nano" Timmons, or be stripped of their tribal membership - including health and education benefits and about $40,000 a year per person from the tribe's Win-River Casino.
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