Any comment On Friday, July 19th, 2013, the California Valley Miwok Tribe held its monthly USDA Food Distribution. The USDA Food recipients are always happy to pick up their monthly food allotments from Tule River Staffer Ronald Buckman. Even in hard times, there are plenty of smiles to go around. The Tribe and the participants are grateful to the [...]

Any comment On Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, the California Valley Miwok Tribe held its monthly USDA Food Distribution.For the readers whom may be uninformed of what the Food Distribution on Indian Reservations program is, FDPIR provides USDA commodity foods to low-income households living on Indian reservations and to American Indian households residing in approved areas near reservations. Low-income American [...]

Any comment On Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, the California Valley Miwok Tribe held its monthly USDA Food Distribution. As recipients arrived to pick up their monthly USDA food allotments, Chairperson Silvia Burley passed out pamphlets regarding the California LifeLine Program. The California LifeLine Program is a service provided by the California Public Utilities Commission. The two discounted phone service [...]

Any comment On Tuesday, April 16th, 2013, the California Valley Miwok Tribe held its monthly USDA Food Distribution. A very joyous day was had as the USDA Food Distribution Staff distributed food allotments to awaiting recipients, and though a strong wind was blowing, the recipients had no complaints. Mrs. Daveen Williams, a tribal member of the California Valley Miwok [...]

Any comment On Tuesday, March 12th, 2013, the California Valley Miwok Tribe held its monthly USDA Food Distribution. With the time change being moved ahead one hour, recipients are enjoying warmer mornings when they come to pick up their allotments. The California Valley Miwok Tribe first initiated the USDA Food Program in 2009, making this the fourth year that [...]

Any comment On Wednesday, February 20th, 2013, the California Valley Miwok Tribe carried out its USDA Food Distribution Program without a hitch. On the previous day, the Tule River Food Distribution staff distributed USDA commodity foods to eligible recipients at the Tuolumne Rancheria. A severe winter storm in the Sierra foothills area stranded many drivers by surprise. Amongst those [...]