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Why so many California Indians lack the federal recognition given to other Native Americans
Book Review Unrecognized in California: Federal Acknowledgment and the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians By Olivia M. Chilcote University of Washington Press: 218 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from …