HIGHLAND - Behind a residential neighborhood, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians' 125-year-old reservation opens up to winding hills around adobe-roofed homes with artistic fences and mailboxes reflecting the tribe's culture.
At the top is the administrative building with a dome painted like a woven basket. That's where, for almost 14 years, Erin Copeland has headed the legal affairs for the tribe. It emplo... (continued)