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Chumash Tribe Lashes Out at Schwarzenegger Ad

CALIFORNIA – As reported by the Incensed by an Arnold Schwarzenegger commercial that criticizes California tribes for not paying gambling revenues to the state, the Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians on Wednesday urged its members to oppose the Republican actor in the recall election and authorized the purchase of newspaper ads challenging the accuracy of his statements.

"`We are going to run an ad in some major papers putting the truth out in regard to his most recent commercial,' said tribal Chairman Vincent Armenta.

"The tribe's decision, made at its weekly board meeting, marked the first time the Chumash have taken a political stance in the recall election.

"Last month, the tribe opened a $157-million casino on its reservation in the Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara County.

"…Armenta, 40, in his third term as head of the Chumash tribe, called the Schwarzenegger television spot `completely false.' Tribes that operate casinos pay into two state funds, one to benefit tribes without casinos and one to help communities with their costs related to casinos…"

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