Sovereignty dispute - latimes.com

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( Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times )

Robert Salgado, tribal chairman of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians, at his home on the Soboba Reservation. We are a sovereign nation, Salgado said.

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