GOLDEN ACORN CASINO

The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian "Our Lives" exhibition Kumeyaay Nation display featuring the Campo Band of Kumeyaay Indians, GOLDEN ACORN CASINO. Note the Native American grinding stone in the lower display window.

Campo Band of the Kumeyaay Nation official Kumeyaay Indian Nation web site: www.campo-nsn.gov

From the Smithsonian placard:

THE ACORN HAS ALWAYS BEEN WITH US:

The acorn has been with us for a long time. Our ancestors survived on this resource. Today we have the Golden Acorn Casino to remind us of the past and to provide for our future.

- Jane Salazar, 2001

In 2001, the Campo Band opened the Golden Acorn Casino and Travel Center. Just as the acorn once served as the staple of the Kumeyaay diet, the casino is viewed as a mainstay of our economy and a symbol of economic independence.

- Campo Kumeyaay Curators, 2003

The Campo Kumeyaay casino, Campo Indian Reservation, Campo, California, is one of 10 TOP NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN GAMBLING CASINOS in San Diego County, CA.

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