Bethania Palma Markus, Truthout: While indigenous people around the planet battle poverty and capitalist intrusions on their land and into their culture, in California, the most basic hurdle in self-determination - federal recognition - is blocked. Specifics of California history make it impossible for many to meet federal criteria.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/20030-the-golden-states-brutal-past-through-native-eyes