A 20-year fight to build a landfill at its foot in Gregory Canyon was stopped in 2016 when the Pala Band of Mission Indians purchased a portion of the site for $13 million. Chokla is next to Highway 76 and looms above the San Luis Rey River, the Pala Casino and an old quarry. The land includes a sacred site known locally as Gregory Mountain or as Chokla in Luiseño. 'I am proud to partner with the Pala Tribe on this important step to protect their lands and safeguard their culture for future generations.'

'With the enactment of the Pala Act, historic lands belonging to the Pala Tribe will now be preserved in perpetuity,' Issa said. Darrell Issa, R-Fallbrook - authorizes Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to transfer 721 acres that was acquired by the Pala into trust for the benefit of the tribe and its members. Around 50 miles from San Diego rises a monumental building at 11154 CA-76, Pala, CA 92059, the main attraction of a small Native American community and CDP named Pala (after the tribe residing in the area).

The law - authored by California's two Democratic senators, Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein, and Rep. President Biden Tuesday signed into law a bill to place into trust around 720 acres of land considered sacred to the Pala Band of Mission Indians just weeks after it unanimously passed the U.S.

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