A People’s History of the Inland Empire Digital Archive

Ernest Siva in Banning Tape 2; Eric Rush

2019.002.138

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The interview starts with Ernest Siva in a restaurant in which they are talking about how Indigenous communities are thriving economically due to the development of the I-10 Freeway. As well as many things that are in place within the local communities intended to draw people into the cultural centers and museums around the casino as well as outside populations. These family centers have the potential to educate many groups of people locals and even out of state who are visiting the Casino the I-10 made this easier. The interview then takes place in what seems to be a small store owned by Eric Rush. Eric Rush is a small business owner who is explaining how the small local community is being taken advantage of by the city government through the use of the eminent domain. As well as sharing the story of the locals affected by this and the problems emerging.

Indigenous History

Economic Development

I-10 Freeway

Eminent Domain

Banning (Calif.); Inland Empire (Calif.)

1990s-2000s

Antonio Vasquez

Sophie Harris

Unknown

Ernest Siva & Eric Rush

Mini DV Tape

English

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