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MEET YOUR TRIBAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS — Peruse our professional photos, events, education, social networking and news blogs to meet your Southern California area inter-tribal urban and reservation Native American Indian neighbors. In addition to the 18 Indian reservations in San Diego County, there are thousands of American Indians living off-reservation in urban communities. Our on-line Southern California San Diego Indian community resources are based on family values and cultural respect — Indian Country!

FACEBOOK TRIBAL COMMUNITY
LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT "California Tribal Community" on Facebook.

KIDS CLUB

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CALIF TRIBAL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Check out our California Indian Department of Social Services for inter-tribal social services available to both urban and reservation Native American Indians in the greater San Diego County. Learn where and how to find and apply for medical, health and wellness services for California Indians, including temporary assistance for needy families TANF services, support services for monthly cash assistance, stipends for child care costs, transportation and/or mileage reimbursements, emergency assistance, referrals to other agencies and organizations; Career Development for on-the-job training, career assessments, job search assistance, labor market research; Payment of Employment and Educational Expenses for books and education supplies, uniforms and employment supplies, educational fees, clothing allowance for K-12 students; Incentives for academic incentives for K-12 students, GED/diploma and degree completion incentives, premarital counseling and marriage incentives....

Meet Your Community Leaders:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AMERICAN INDIAN PROFILES

WHO'S WHO IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INDIAN COMMUNITY professional personality profiles, biographies, resumés of Native American Indian leaders in education, culture, art, sports, spiritual, military, tribal government....

FBLike, Share, Comment on Facebook: "Kumeyaay Information Village" | "Baja Tribes" | "Indian Casinos" | "Mission Indian Federation" | "Tribal Sovereignty" | "California Indian Education" | "Famous Indian Chiefs" | "California Tribal Community" | "Native American Veterans" | "California Tribal Events" | "Famous American Indian Athletes" |

Free Programs for Native American Youth:

SPORTS:

SAN DIEGO SPORTS
INTER TRIBAL SPORTS
organization provides free sports programs for Native American Indian youth, 15-18, 11-14, 10 & under; free clinics and coach training; uniforms provided; play against teams from surrounding reservations; news & cultural events — Softball, Flag Football, Volleyball, Basketball — the Inter Tribal Sports program also needs coaches, assistant coaches, team parents, fans and sponsors....

POW WOW DANCERS:

SAN DIEGO INDIAN CULTURE
THE SOARING EAGLES YOUTH GROUP
— A family-based community educational program for on-reservation and off-reservation urban American Indian youths, reconnect with your culture, heritage, tribal traditions and Native American community in San Diego County; volunteers and sponsors needed....

HOW TO CONTACT THE SAN DIEGO SOARING EAGLES DANCERS for booking cultural performances, donations and general inquiries, names and telephone contact numbers (more info on their website linked above):

Richard Orvedal: TELEPHONE
Vickie Gambala: TELEPHONE

UNITED STATES MILITARY VETERANS WEB PORTAL

NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN VETERANS WEB PORTAL
— Maintained for US military family members and veterans, includes extensive online resources for general information, education, disability, benefits, rehabilitation, pension, health care, medical, graves and burials....
San Diego Native American Community Events:

COMMUNITY EVENTS BOARD — Professional photojournalism and tribal news blogs about the California Indian tribal community of San Diego County, Southern California, lifestyle, history, heroes, culture, family values with emphasis on California Indian Education community.

Tribal Genealogy, Enrollment Research & Process:

NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN GENEALOGY RESEARCH & TRIBAL ENROLLMENT GUIDE — The US Department of the Interior publishes a wealth of information about how to trace Indian ancestry, DNA testing, the tribal enrollment process, including an index of tribal leaders and their offices and reservation direct contact information....

FEATURED TRIBAL MULTIMEDIA:
Cultural Research & Study Guides
HISTORICAL INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS RESEARCH
HISTORICAL WEB PORTAL American Indian Boarding Schools, circa 1850-present...

FAMOUS INDIAN CHIEFS SPORTS ATHLETES WARRIORS
FAMOUS INDIAN CHIEFS
Sports Heroes, Warriors, Battles, Military Veterans Community Web Portal...

MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS
NATIVE AMERICAN MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS
military veterans war heros community blogs....

TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY IN AMERICA
TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY GUIDE
— This California Indian Education study guide explores the history of tribal law and home rule in America, including the U.S. Constitution and key U.S. Supreme Court rulings that provide legal framework for tribal sovereignty in America.

ULTRA FAMOUS SPORTS LEGEND>..
ULTRA FAMOUS Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox tribe)
, voted "Athlete of the Century" in 2001, proclaimed "World's Greatest Athlete" by King Gustav V at 1912 Summer Olympics...

BIG CHIEF SUPERSTAR
CHIEF MEYERS (Cahuilla, Riverside, CA), 1880-1971
, MLB teams played for: New York Giants, Boston Braves, Brooklyn Robins. Career batting average .291, played in four World Series (1911, 1912, 1913, 1916)....

OPERATION GERONIMO
Geronimo Study Resource
, A collection of professionally restored photographs, extended captions, and historical writings.

SPACE WEB PORTAL
NASA, HUBBLE TELESCOPE, SPACE SHUTTLE, Astrophotography
Web Portal picture gallery...


ONLY THE BEST INSPIRATIONAL QUOTATIONS
tribal and world wisdom...

EINSTEIN WITH HOPI INDIANS
CALIE takes a look into the life and wisdom of Dr. Albert Einstein — a genius for all mankind...

JOE HIPP ALL NATIONS FOUNDATION
JOE "THE BOSS" HIPP (Blackfeet) World Boxing Federation (WBF) World Heavyweight Champion (1999) forms the All Nations Foundation
and sets out on a mission to tutor and mentor tribal youth...

CULTURAL POSTERS ART DOWNLOADS
HIGH RESOLUTION Indigenous art posters gallery
traditional lifestyle, basket weavers, pottery artists, ethnographic art, young eagle dancers, historical.

Featured News & Events:
NEWS PORTAL | EVENTS BOARD | CASINO MAP LOCATOR | SOVEREIGNTY

SAN DIEGO BALBOA PARK WAR VETERANS
MASSING OF THE COLORS:
Southern California veterans community gathered in Balboa Park, San Diego, 2012, professional photography essay...

LOS COYOTES BREAKING NEWS
LOS COYOTES BAND IN THE NEWS:
From US government military and law enforcement contracts to off-reservation casino plans with the City of Barstow that will create thousands of new jobs in the community, the Los Coyotes band is making news headlines in Indian Country...Eagle Fire updates.

SOCAL INDIAN EDUCATION
Viejas Standing Together As Resilient Sisters (V*STARS)
youth group rallied members of the Southern California American Indian community...professional photo blog.

BEST CASINO ENTERTAINMENT
Southern California American Indian Resource Center, Inc. (SCAIR), holds annual Christmas gathering

Santa Clause makes live appearance at Viejas reservation, urban tribal TANF families take professional family studio portraits...

BEST CASINO ENTERTAINMENT
COMMUNITY AWARDS at Viejas Indian Reservation

Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association (SCTCA) and Southern California American Indian Resource Center (SCAIR) hold their Annual Tribal TANF Awards and Recognition Celebration...

BEST CASINO ENTERTAINMENT
SOBOBA SOCAL CAR SHOW RIVERSIDE COUNTY

professional pictures Los Angeles Riverside Inland Empire street racing show cars...

TRIBAL MULTIMEDIA
RON & VIRGINIA CHRISTMAN honored at First Annual Old Town Soaring Eagles Powwow
.

TRIBAL MULTIMEDIA
YOUNG NATIVE SCHOLARS YNS and INTERTRIBALYOUTH.ORG
celebrate 10 years, offer northern, central, Southern California and exotic inter-continental travel summer youth and family programs, read up, pick your program, register today...

NATIVE AMERICAN MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION
TRIBAL MULTIMEDIA REPORTERS were on hand at the open-house festivities at the two new SCAIR-USD mental health counseling facilities for Native Americans, March 2010.

SAN DIEGO PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
SCAIR Soaring Eagles Tribal Dancers perform live during Martin Luther King Parade, San Diego professional photography — Soaring Eagles dancers win San Diego Youth Award for parade performance
.

SAN DIEGO INDIAN TRIBAL CHRISTMAS
SCAIR held its annual Christmas holiday event at Viejas
. This year's event included a visit by Santa Clause who shared his cookies and hot chocolate with the families and handed out individual gifts to children. The Viejas party wrapped up in the Dream Catcher with the families leaving with dinner coupons in hand for Viejas restaurants, and passes for a night of bowling and ice skating at Viejas family shopping center.

CALIFORNIA INDIAN ELDER HONORING
CALIFORNIA INDIAN EDUCATION COMMUNITY honors Ernie Salgado Sr.
on his 89th birthday at Soboba Indian Reservation. Mr. Salgado was born on the Soboba Rez on October 16, 1920. He became a US citizen in 1924 just after the Indian Citizen Act of 1924 was passed into law. The senior Salgado is a decorated World War II combat veteran and was awarded the Silver Star for his heroics on the battlefield.

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO USD Partners up with SCAIR to provide clinical mental health services for urban and reservation tribal communities in San Diego County
— NA-FACES Program.

UNITED STATES CENSUS 2010
United States CENSUS 2010 — Native Americans Alaska Natives — Be Counted — We are Indian, we Count
Southern California Indian community and tribal leaders AIAN gather on the Pala Indian Reservation and organize with government officials — see the pictures, read why the 2010 Census is important and how to be counted as an American Indian to give your Indian communities statistical clout in applying for $400 billion in federal funds awarded each year to local, state and tribal governments — if you do not complete a 2010 Census form, then you are out of the statistics (and your people are out of the money) for the next 10 years — so stand up and be counted!

CALIFORNIA INDIAN EDUCATION
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BIA completes its 2009 fire-aviation wildland school
on the Sycuan Indian Reservation in Southern California. Successful graduates qualify for federal jobs in national fire service — NOTE: This is a very large picture blog with over 200 photos.

CALIFORNIA INDIAN EDUCATION
CIEDA Conference, Palm Springs, California
California Indian Education Center Director's Association California Conference on American Indian Education, 2009.

INTERGENERATIONAL TRAMUA
Impact of Inter-Generational Trauma: Reflections on Healing
community center series.


SOARING EAGLES DANCERS Perform Live at Viejas Casino
professional pictures, educational awards.


TRIBAL URBAN TANF CHRISTMAS AT VIEJAS
Native San Diego children gather on the Viejas Indian Reservation for a visit by Santa Clause, food, fun.


THANKSGIVING COMMUNITY DINNER
over 500 reservation and urban Indians gather at Barrio Station Auditorium for traditional celebration, food, bingo, live entertainment, crafts, door prizes.


VIEJAS POWWOW PICTURES
Soaring Eagles student pow-wow dancers perform live on Viejas Indian Reservation.


PROFESSIONAL SYCUAN FIRE FIGHTERS
visit local San Diego County elementary school and give young students hands-on tour of their state-of-the-art firefighting equipment and important fire-safety information targeted for young school children.


HALLOWEEN PICNIC, COSTUME PARADE, PUPPET SHOW
, Balboa Park, October 2008.
Sponsored by SCAIR and The Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association SCTCA San Diego TANF Program.


JOBS & SCHOOL READINESS DAY Photos
, August 2008.
SAN DIEGO AMERICAN INDIAN RESOURCE CENTER, Inc. SCAIR holds special day for needy urban Indians in San Diego County by treating TANF family members to a day at the local beauty parlor to receive professional haircuts, hair styling, manicures, pedicures.


SOARING EAGLES POW-WOW DANCING CLASSES Photos
, Summer-Fall Semesters, 2008.
NOTE: The pow-wow classes are currently running — click on Soaring Eagles picture above for class schedule.
Urban and reservation Californian Native American students, grades K-12, attend the coeducational cultural classes to learn about their Native American cultural dance protocol to actively participate in California Indian traditional gatherings and powwows.


SCAIR-MONSTER.COM JOB FAIR FOR CALIF INDIAN JOB SEEKERS Photos
, July 2008.
The Holiday Inn San Diego — On the Bay's large conference room was packed with job seekers and company employer booths during the three-hour Monster job fair. San Diego tribal TANF clients received assistance and opportunities to meet with some of San Diego's top employers, job recruiters, head hunters, and human resources professionals.


NEEDY CALIF INDIAN FAMILIES TREATED TO SHAMU DAY AT SEAWORLD Photos
, June, 2008.
Fifty-one children and 57 adults participated in the SCAIR Urban TANF family event at Seaworld and had a blast!


TRIBAL TANF WEDDING SCAIR Out-of-Wedlock Prevention Program Pictures
, May 2008.
Chairman of the Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, Leroy Elliott performed the Native American Indian wedding ceremony and married the young California Indian couple in the Barona wedding chapel.


POWWOW IN BALBOA PARK AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL Pictures
, May 2008
Successful Native American students honored and presented with eagle feathers. Ron Christman, Ipai, Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueño Indians, lead a Dumas family honoring celebration for Brian Dumas. Brian is Kumeyaay Indian of Jamul Indian Village reservation in San Diego and is the grandson of Jane Dumas. Brian's great, great, great grandfather is Jose Manuel Haatam, the tribal chief of the last Indigenous Kumeyaay Indian band that actually lived in the pre-contact Kumeyaay Indigenous tribal village area we know today as Balboa Park in San Diego.


SIXTH ANNUAL YUMAN FAMILY LANGUAGE SUMMIT at Barona Photographs
, April-May 2008.
Yuman Indians gathered on the Barona Indian Reservation. Their opening ceremony included a blessing by a Barona elder, and a large group of Yuman bird singers and Yuman bird dancers. Yuman tribes participating in the indigenous language event include: Kiliwa, Pai Pai, Diegueño, Kumeyaay, Kumiai, Cucapa, Cocopah, Quechan, Maricopa, Prescott, Wiipuhka'pah, Mohaves, Fort Mojave, Hualapai, Havasupai Indians.


SCAIR SPRING BLING NEEDY URBAN TANF FAMILIES RECEIVE SHOPPING SPREE Pictures, March 2008 [link broken].
Hosted by Southern California American Indian Resource center (SCAIR) and Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association (SCTCA) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Participants received door prizes and lunch at Black Angus restaurant, plus gift certificates for Mervyn's department store shopping.

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