Any comment The California Valley Miwok Tribe hosted a meet and greet meeting with Mayor Anthony Silva, City of Stockton. Although there are many American Indians living in Stockton and the surrounding communities, the California Valley Miwok Tribe is the only federally recognized Tribe residing in San Joaquin County. It is said that, “when Mayor Anthony Silva decided to [...]

Any comment California Valley Miwok Tribe’s Chairperson Silvia Burley received a personal letter from the Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, Kevin Washburn in response to Chairperson Burley advocating for California’s federally recognized ‘landless’ Tribes during the 2013 White House Tribal Nations Conference, held at the Department of the Interior – Indian Affairs Sidney Yates Auditorium, [...]

Any comment The California Valley Miwok Tribe (CVMT) received a Greeting Card from The White House signed by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. It is an honor to receive a greeting card from the President of the United States Barack Obama, and First Lady Michelle Obama. The California Valley Miwok Tribe, being the only federally recognized [...]

Any comment Posted are the names of Friends and Family, US Tribes, Organizations, and Government Officials that have sent season's greetings to the California Valley Miwok Tribe. We send our heartfelt thanks to those who have sent cards but have not been received yet by the Tribe. The California Valley Miwok Tribe hereby expresses its gratitude by posting a [...]

Any comment On Monday, December 16, 2013, the California Valley Miwok Tribe received a Season's Greetings card from The White House, signed by President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia, Sasha, Sunny and Bo. The front cover of the card has The Seal of the President of the United States of America. The seal is based upon the [...]

Any comment On Tuesday, October 1st, 2013, the California Valley Miwok Tribe hosted a Meet and Greet meeting with Mr. Max Vargas, Deputy District Director with State Senator Cathleen Galgiani's District Office, Stockton, CA. CVMT and Mr. Vargas exchanged dialogue in which much was learned on both sides. It was a very pleasant and cordial meeting. This is the [...]

Any comment On Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, the California Valley Miwok Tribe met with Mr. Terry Snowball, Repatriation Coordinator for the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C.; in regards to the scheduled repatriation of unassociated burial objects that were originally taken from four sites within the cultural territory of the Plains Miwok and Northern Valley [...]

Any comment On Friday, June 7th, 2013, the California Valley Miwok Tribe hosted a presentation by Susan Lal, RHA, Inc., regarding the California LifeLine Program and the Enhanced LifeLine for Tribal Lands. Ms. Susan Lal was very gracious to accept an invitation by the California Valley Miwok Tribe to do an on-site presentation regarding the California LifeLine Program and [...]

Any comment Thank you all for visiting the California Valley Miwok Tribe's official website. In order to have an -nsn.gov domain name and official -nsn.gov website, you must be a federally recognized tribe. On Friday, March 1st, 2013, the California Valley Miwok Tribe celebrated the 10th anniversary of its -nsn.gov domain name and official website. It's hard to believe that [...]

Any comment On Tuesday, February 26th, 2013, the California Valley Miwok Tribe received correspondence (Post Dated Feb 22, 2013) from The Vatican, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI; signed by Monsignor Peter B. Wells, Assessor, Apostolic Nunciature located in Washington, D.C. The Vatican as a sovereign nation has its own mail system. When the Vatican sends mail addressed to someone [...]