Any comment The Defense Distribution Center San Joaquin (DDJC) - located at 25600 S. Chrisman Rd., Tracy, CA - hosted an event on November 24th, 2009, honoring the rich history and diverse culture of the Native American Indian. Silvia Burley, Chairperson of the California Valley Miwok Tribe, was invited to be the keynote speaker at the event that was [...]

Any comment The California Valley Miwok Tribe was invited to attend the 21st Annual "Students of Color" Conference, held November 13th - 15th, at the University of California San Diego. This year's theme for the conference was "Building Our Leaders with Purpose Through Activism, Wellness and Reclaiming Our Education". The opening speaker was Dr. Sandra Daley, Associate Chancellor and [...]

Any comment November is recognized nationally as "American Indian Heritage Month" and specifically within the state of California as "California Indian Heritage Month". On Tuesday, November 10th, 2009, Caltrans District 10 hosted an event celebrating the contributions and culture of the indigenous peoples whom have always called what is now known as California their aboriginal home. Guest Speakers from [...]

Any comment On Thursday, November 5th, 2009, the California Valley Miwok Tribe's week culminated in Washington, D.C., with a White House Tribal Nations conference, held at the Sidney R. Yates Auditorium, located within the Department of the Interior building at 1849 C Str. NW, Washington, D.C. Security precautions were extremely high and only leaders representative of their tribes as [...]

Any comment The California Valley Miwok Tribe attended a reception for tribal leaders held by the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), in which all tribal leaders from the 564 federally recognized tribes were invited. The event was held on November 4th, 2009, between 6:30-8:30pm, at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian - located at 4th Str. [...]

Any comment The California Valley Miwok Tribe, as a member tribe of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), was invited to attend the grand opening of the Embassy of Tribal Nations at their new location at 1516 P. Str. NW, Washington, D.C. The Tribe sent Tribal Chairperson Silvia Burley, along with Tribal Secretary/Treasurer Rashel Reznor and Tribal Attorney [...]