Current News and Events
November 2007 NAGPRA Meeting
Any comment The November 16th NAGPRA meeting, hosted by Chairman Stacy Dixon and the Susanville Rancheria, was held at the Diamond Mountain Casino in Susanville, California. The Sierra Nevada NAGPRA Coalition (SNNC) and North-Eastern California Tribal NAGPRA Coalition (NECATNC) were in attendance. Chairperson Silvia Burley and the California Valley Miwok Tribe (an SNNC member) would like to thank the [...]
Caltrans Celebrates American Indian Heritage Month
Any comment Each November is recognized as the National American Indian Heritage month. This year, the Department of Transportation, located at 1976 E. Charter Way/1976 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., is having three different sessions to celebrate on November 7th, 14th and 28th. The California Valley Miwok Tribe was invited to speak at the November 14th session [...]
TANF Relationship an Asset for CVMT
Any comment It has been a very fulfilling experience to work with an Indian-operated organization whose staff and membership understand, care for and support the empowerment of the people that the organization was devised to help. At this time, the Tribe would like to extend their thanks for the warm reception that their keynote speaker received while attending the [...]
Tribe Strengthens Relationships Within Local Community
The California Valley Miwok Tribe, member of the Coalition of the San Joaquin Council of Governments, met with Andrew T. Chesley, Executive Director and Steve Dial, Deputy Executive Director/CFO, to better understand and improve upon the cohesive relationship that the Tribe wishes to retain with the Council. The meeting was very congenial and informative and many points of interest were [...]
Announcement from the CVMT Enrollment Committee
The California Valley Miwok Tribe, through its inherent sovereign authority, has recently enrolled new members. The Tribe at this time would like to congratulate these individuals for their patience and successful fulfillment of all areas of criteria in the enrollment process.
Update
The California Valley Miwok Tribe recently received a letter from Ralph Lee, Director of the United States Census Bureau, thanking Tribal Consultant Tiger Paulk for his participation and input at the recent meeting. The document has been converted to .pdf and can be seen here.