New tribal leader will help the first people of O.C. in their decades-long battle to gain federal recognition

Heidi Lucero, the new chairwoman of the Juaneño tribal council, believes she has the … government has used the Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood to determine tribe enrollment and any …Heidi Lucero, the new chairwoman of the Juaneño tribal council, believes she has the … government has used the Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood to determine tribe enrollment and any …