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California tribal leader receives NIGA award24 April 2008SAN DIEGO, California -- As reported by the Press-Enterprise: "Robert Salgado, chairman of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians, received a national humanitarian award this week for his decades of leadership at the Inland tribe. "Salgado, 65, took the stage late Tuesday wearing a shiny tie and a dark suit with a handkerchief neatly folded in his pocket, gently waving a long feather. The gospel song 'Rough Side of the Mountain' played in the background at the San Diego Convention Center, where hundreds gathered to honor him. "...Salgado still lives on the San Jacinto-area reservation and has served as chairman of this tribe for much of the past few decades. The tribe now runs Soboba Casino. "The National Indian Gaming Association awarded him the Wendell Chino Humanitarian Award at the group's annual conference this week in San Diego. The nonprofit trade association gives the award annually in honor of Chino, a Mescalero Apache Indian who served as chairman of that New Mexico tribe for 43 years..." |