More Than 50 Trailer Parks Operate Illegally on Tribal Land in California

More than 50 trailer parks operate illegally on tribal land in Southern California, according to attorneys trying to stop the Bureau of Indian Affairs from shutting down a park on the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Reservation. The park, known as Duroville, is home to more than 4,000 poor migrant workers. 

Chandra Gehri Spencer, a lawyer for the tenants, asked BIA Southern California Superintendent James Fletcher how many other trailer parks operated on Indian land with no leases. He said four. She informed him that there are “in excess of 50 parks on tribal land without leases.” Read the story here.