BIA staff connected to conflicted tribe - 2004-02-21
Amongst the rolling hills of vineyards and wineries in what is emerging as one of California's fast-growing wine regions, a once-tiny, almost destitute tribe is urging hard to construct a $100 million casino.
It is doing so only because regional Bureau of Indian Affairs officials launched the tribe's membership rolls against the wishes of its traditional leadership, then oversaw an election that swapped the old leadership for a pro-casino group such as some BIA officials themselves.
Read the full story at San Mateo Country Times 
