ADVISORY/Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to Submit Gaming Compact to State on Wednesday.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- WHO: Richard Milanovich, chairman, Agua Caliente Agua Caliente (also: Aguas Calientes, Aguascalientes, etc.) means "hot springs" in Spanish. The term has several uses: Place names:
A Tribal Council Barbara Gonzales Lyons, vice chairman, Agua Caliente Tribal Council WHAT: In anticipation of the passage of Proposition 5, the Tribal Government Gaming and Economic Self-Sufficiency Act of 1998 Initiative, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians INDIANS. The aborigines of this country are so called. 2. In general, Indians have no political rights in the United States; they cannot vote at the general elections for officers, nor hold office. plans to submit a new gaming compact to the Governor's office Wednesday morning. If Proposition 5 is approved in Tuesday's election, the Governor's office will have 30 days to consider gaming compacts once they are submitted under the new law. With the submission of this compact, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians hope to begin the process of securing the economic future of the Coachella Valley Coachella Valley (kō'əchĕl`ə), arid region, SE Calif., N of the Salton Sea. Water is brought into the region by artesian wells and by the Coachella Canal (123 mi/198 km long), a branch of the All-American Canal built between 1938 and . WHERE: Office of the Governor State Capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant. Sacramento, Calif. WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1998 9 a.m. CONTACT: Hal Dash or Sarah Cheaure, 323/466-3445 Daniel Keenan, 213/303-1268, pager Barbara Gonzales Lyons, 760/217-7999, cellular Editors Note: Interviews with Chairman Milanovich, Vice Chairman Gonzales Lyons and their attorneys can be arranged any time by contacting Hal Dash, Sarah Cheaure or Daniel Keenan of Cerrell Associates at the numbers listed. |
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