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Chairman Bo Mazzetti, Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians
Chairman: California Tribal Chairpersons Association
Photo courtesy: The American Indian Reporter

CHAIRMAN BO MAZZETTI
1947-2025

Dead at 77
May 1, 2025

CTCA In Memoriam
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Bo Mazzetti is the elected chairman of the California Tribal Chairpersons Association, Inc. (CTCA), and the chairman of the Rincon San Luiseño Band of Mission Indians.

Mr. Mazzetti was a driving force behind the establishment of the CTCA and uniting a majority of northern, central and Southern California indigenous tribal members and their Indian reservations into a unified voice.

TRIBAL CHAIRPERSONS ASSOCIATION, INC -- Established 2019

The mission of the CTCA is to promote unity and strength by advocating for all California Indian people. As my father taught me, it is important to improve the lives for future generations and to pursue a path that younger tribal leaders can follow, like our tribal elders did for us." -Bo Mazzetti, 2019

NEW SIX-MEMBER TRIBAL COUNCIL
Southern | Central | Northern CA Indian Reservations

The six elected CTCA council members include:

Bo Mazzetti, Tribal Chairman of the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians, has provided the leadership in bringing the tribal leaders together.

Michael Hunter, Tribal Chairman of the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians was elected Vice Chairman of CTCA.

Garth Sundberg, Tribal Chairman of the Trinidad Rancheria was elected Treasurer of the CTCA.

Erica M. Pinto, Tribal Chairwoman of the Jamul Indian Village of California was elected Secretary.

Kevin Day, Tribal Chairman of Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians was elected Member at Large of the CTCA.

Dale Miller, Tribal Chairman of Elk Valley Rancheria was elected Member at Large of the CTCA.

Denis Turner, Executive Director of the Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association, Inc. SCTCA, provided the organization with expertise on the development of organizational document and in-service training.

In addition to the six council members above (two chairpersons from each of the three regions), the CTCA Board of Directors consists of one representative from each of the California member tribes.

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MORE ABOUT BO MAZZETTI

Mr. Mazzetti also serves as a key member of the Executive team for the Reservation Transportation Authority (RTA), which is a tribal consortium of federally recognized Indian tribes in Southern California. Mr. Mazzetti played a major role in the establishment of the RTA, when he, along with several tribal governments saw the desperate need to improve reservation roads and transportation in a cost-effective manner to better serve Tribal communities.

Bo Mazzetti has been a Board member on the California Department of Transportation’s Native American Advisory Committee since 1999. Bo Mazzetti was previously employed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs Southern California Agency in Riverside.

RINCON TRIBAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN

RINCON INDIAN RESERVATION -- Bo Mazzetti is the elected Chairman of the Rincon San Luiseño Band of Mission Indians. Mazzetti is one of the two Rincon delegates to the San Luis Rey Water Authority Board, a consortium of the La Jolla, Pala, Pauma, San Pasqual and Rincon Bands, formed to initiate a successful litigation to protect the five tribes’ water rights. He has served as a delegate to the California Nations Indian Gaming Association.

Mazzetti is a former Board member to the Rincon Economic Development Board. He was the Indian Community Affairs and Citizen Assistance Officer for San Diego County. Mazzetti is also a businessman. He owned and operated Mazzetti and Company, a reservation–based general building, engineering and well drilling company since 1979. For a brief period, he constructed motion picture sets for Columbia and Paramount Pictures in Hollywood.

Bo Mazzetti attended LaVerne College on a football scholarship as a graduate of Orange Glen High School in Escondido, California. Mazzetti graduated from California Polytechnic University with a Bachelor of Science degree in behavioral science. Mazzetti is a military veteran; he served in the United States Navy, including two tours in Vietnam.

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Please see SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRIBAL CHAIRMEN'S ASSOCIATION website for more information about the 19 member tribes of Southern California and their mission to protect American Indian Tribal Sovereignty and important social issues related to the health, well being, culture, education and fair economic growth of indigenous Americans across the southwest U.S.A. and North American tribal lands.

Ernie C. Salgado Jr.
Tribal: Luiseño
Reservation: Soboba Indian Reservation
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