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GUEST OPINION | Moments in Time by Jan Siegel

College Tuition Help for Juaneños O n April 28, 2022, the University of California Native American Opportunity Plan began covering tuition and student Indian Blood showing a California tribal affiliation on the California census rolls of 1928 or 1933 or on the California Judgment Fund service fees for Naive American students Rolls of 1933 or starting in fall of 2022! Students must be 1972. For further academically accepted by the university. information, their It includes undergraduate and gradu- email address is FIate students. But there is a caveat—the GRUCScholarship@ students must be members of a federally gratonrancheria. recognized tribe! So, what about the com. The bad news Juaneños who have been in our com- MOMENTS IN TIME is that applications munity for 10,000 years? Sorry, students BY JAN SIEGEL must be in by July must be from a federally recognized 15 for the 2022 semester. But since this tribe. So, if you are a Hopi, Apache, or will obviously take time, starting now for Cherokee living in California, you quali- enrollment in the spring or fall of 2023 fy; but if your ancestors have been here seems like a good idea. for thousands of years, you do not. The Federated Indians of Graton

The reason for the stipulation, accord- Rancheria is a recognized California ing to the University of California’s ad- tribe by combining tribes that could mission website, is that tuition coverage not prove their legitimacy individually. only includes Native American students When California became part of the from federally recognized tribes, because United States, Congress enacted legislaCalifornia public institutions cannot tion that basically forfeited tribal land, legally consider race or ethnicity when leaving most tribes in California landproviding financial aid. A federally less. In 1992, Chairman Greg Sarris raised recognized tribe is a political, not racial, money to travel to Washington, D.C. to classification that refers to a community fight for restoration of federal status that has existed for an extended period of the Miwok, but they later combined of time with political influence over its with two other tribes to form the Graton someone who is planning to attend, it is members, according to the Department Rancheria. and claimed 152 mem- worth spending a “Moment In Time” and of the Interior. But even that definition bers. In 2000, President Clinton signed finding out if you qualify for free tuition. has political overtones, as Juaneños are into law legislation “restoring federal It might also mean that you can considaware. recognition to the Federated Indians of er going for a graduate degree that you

However, all is not lost. A federally Graton Rancheria.” It was then trans- did not think you could afford. It is also recognized Northern California tribe, the ferred to three separate groups. By 2013, important to keep working on federal Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, the Rancheria had secured land for a recognition for our Juaneño tribe. will grant scholarships to non-federally casino and had become wealthy enough Jan Siegel was a 33-year resident of San represented students if they can prove a to be able to offer grants to non-federally Juan Capistrano and now resides in the PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety host of regulations, including a Certifi- recognized tribes in California. neighboring town of Rancho Mission Viejo. of opinions from our community, The Capistrano Dispatch provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions cate of Degree of Indian Blood showing If you are a Native American planning She served on the city’s Cultural Heritage are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely a California affiliation or descent from on attending a University of California Commission for 13 years, has been a those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of The Capistrano Dispatch or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this a person with a Certificate of Degree of campus in the near future, or know volunteer guide for the San Juan Capist- column, please email us at editorial@thecapistranodispatch.com.

FROM THE ARCHIVES This photo depicts Joe (Chulo)—born in 1884— and Viviana Ricardes Olivares, grandparents to Juaneño tribal member Teeter Marie Olivares Romero in the 1900s. The exact year is unknown. Photo: Courtesy of Teeter Marie Olivares Romero Every issue, The Capistrano Dispatch will publish a historical photo. To submit your historical photo for consideration, provide information about the photo along with your name, date, location and a small description to cbreaux@picketfencemedia.com. rano Friends of the Library’s architectural walking tour for 26 years and is currently the museum curator for the San Juan Capistrano Historical Society. She was named Woman of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce in 2005, Volunteer of the Year in 2011 and was inducted into the city’s Wall of Recognition in 2007. CD

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POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO de que se habrá de llevar a cabo una Elección Municipal General en la Ciudad de San Juan Capistrano, el martes, 8 de Noviembre del 2022, para los siguientes Funcionarios: Para (3) Miembros del Concejo Municipal para el Districto 2, Districto 3, y el Districto 4. (Período completo de cuatro años) Si no se nomina a nadie o solamente a una persona para un cargo electivo, se puede realizar el nombramiento al cargo elegido según lo prescrito por la §10229 del Código Electoral del Estado de California. Los centros electorales estarán abiertos nueve (9) dias antes de la elección entre las 8:00 a.m. y 8:00 p.m. y estarán abiertos entre las 7:00 a.m. y 8:00 p.m. el día de elección. /s/ Maria Morris Maria Morris, CMC Secretaria Municipal Fecha: 22 de Junio del 2022

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