JULY 2013 Indian Gaming Revenue Sharing Trust Fund Deadlines

JULY 2013
Tribal Department
Contact Information
Tribal Administration
P.O. Box 700
825 S. Main St.
Big Pine, Ca 93513
Office No. 760-938-2003
Fax No. 760-938-2942
Tribal Historic Preservation
Office No. 760-938-2003
Fax No. 760-938-2942
Tribal Court Clerk/ ICWA
Specialist
Office No. 760-938-2003
Fax No. 760-938-2942
Environmental Department
Office No. 760-938-2003
Fax No. 760-938-2942
CDD Housing Department
Office No. 760-938-2003
Fax No. 760-938-2942
Education Center
Office No. 760-938-2530
Fax No. 760-938-3125
BP Paiute Development
Corporation
Office No. 760-938-2800
Fax No. 760-938-2942
BACK ROW: Paul Huette, Jose Lemus, Earl Frank, Jose Rico, Levi Mallory,
Sky Road Webb, Rita Mendoza and Parry Two Feathers Tripp
FRONT ROW: Rena Tibbetts, Gloriana Bailey, Violet Pierce, Danelle
Gutierrez, Amber Dunagan, Thomas Spratt and Jacklyn Velasquez
Indian Gaming Revenue Sharing Trust Fund Deadlines
Includes College/Trade School/Technical School/Certificated Program/Tribal Accounts
Please note the following submission dates for all accredited College, Trade School, Technical School, or Certificated Program Verifications. Items are to be submitted to the Big Pine
Paiute Tribal Office (825 South Main Street, Big Pine, CA) according to the chart below. Verifications should include recent quarter/semester grades and official written verification of current enrollment indicating you are enrolled in 6 units or more. These due dates are in effect
immediately and must be adhered to in order to ensure timely distribution of IGRSTF.
Quarters
Due Date for Verification & Become
Current on your Tribal Accounts
1st Quarter
January, February, March
2nd Quarter
April, May, June
3rd Quarter
July, August, September
4th Quarter
October, November, December
January 31
April 30
July 31
October 31
News from the Tribal Historic Preservation Office
by Bill Helmer, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer
Federal Sequestration Cuts Big Pine Tribal
Historic Preservation Office Budget
The federal government imposed deep cuts on all federal programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, including all Tribal Historic Preservation Offices across the country. The Big Pine Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) funding has
been cut approximately 30% since 2009, from $68,564 to the present allocation of $48,493 for FY 2013. As more tribes
become THPOs, less funding is distributed from a shrinking pool of funds. Funding for all other tribal departments was
also reduced due to the $85 billion across the board cuts passed by Congress. Political pressure is needed to end these
devastating cuts. The impacts and legality of sequestration in Indian Country was recently stated in an article in Indian
Country Today:
“Secretary of the Department of the Interior Sally Jewell, who is designated chair of the White House Council on Native
American Affairs, told attendees of a meeting of the National Congress of American Indians in Reno, Nevada on June 27
that she would like to have the ability to curb cuts to Indian programs. During a speech there, she called sequestration
“stupid,” and she noted that it has targeted tribal programs that are supposed to be protected under the federal-tribal
trust relationship.” (6/27/13).
Nahavita Harvested on Big Pine Reservation
On May 29, 2013, nahavita was harvested from the plots to the north of the Big Pine Tribal Office. The harvesters were
Bobbie Sue Miller and Ken Lair, Rob Pierce, and Margaret Smither-Kopperl of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture. Most of 900 plants that were planted last fall did not come up
this year, but that also was the case in the areas where the nahavita corms (the edible bulb-like part of the plant) came
from: the Buttermilk country, Symmes Creek, and Pinyon Creek. A summary of the report being prepared by NRCS
staff will be published in a future newsletter.
(left to right) Ken Lair, Bobbie Sue Miller, Rob Pierce, and
Margaret Smither-Kopperl sifting nahavita corms. Traditionally,
digging sticks and sifting baskets were used for the harvest.
NAWS, China Lake Invitation to View the
Veteran Memorial Display at Navy Base
We would like to cordially invite you to view the Veteran Memorial Display that is now assembled (thanks to
you!) at the NAWS Headquarters Building. Please join us on July 11, 2013 from 2:00 pm to 3:00pm. Please let me
know if you will be attending so that we can coordinate appropriately. See you soon!
Respectfully,
Kish
Kish LaPierre, M.A., R.P.A.
Tribal Liaison /Archaeologist
Code OPDK Stop 4014, 429 East Bowen Road
NAWS, China Lake 93555
office 760-939-2339
cell 559-760-6396
fax 760-939-2980
Kish La Pierre can be contacted directly with one of the telephone numbers listed above.
Ross Stone announcing the roll call of Big Pine Native
American veterans while Charlotte Bacoch shows the
pouches made to honor the veterans.
A rainbow (Pah dow go wu na du, translation
by Emma Symmes) in the Sierra Nevada north
of Independence, May 29, 2013.
latimes.com
DWP archaeologists uncover grim chapter in Owens Valley history
Researchers believe that bullets, musket balls, cavalry uniform buttons and Native American artifacts found in Owens Lake point to the massacre of 35 Paiute Indians by settlers and
soldiers in 1863.
By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times
4:28 PM PDT, June 2, 2013
LONE PINE, Calif. — Oral histories of Native
Americans and U.S. Cavalry records offer insights
into a horrific massacre here in 1863: Thirty-five
Paiute Indians were chased into Owens Lake by settlers and soldiers to drown or be gunned down
But the records are silent on one important point.
Exactly where did the massacre occur on the moonlit night of March 19, 1863?
An archaeological find in what is today a vast alkali
playa has revealed a cache of bullets, musket balls,
cavalry uniform buttons and Native American artifacts that Paiute tribal members and researchers believe are evidence of the grim chapter in Owens Valley history.
The site has been lost to history for more than 100
years, a time in which Los Angeles drained most of
Owens Lake to slake the growing city's thirst. Strong
winds and torrential rain in 2009 may have uncovered the artifacts, which were found by Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power archaeologists surveying the area in preparation for dust mitigation
projects.
By 1860, the Paiutes' land had been overrun with cattle and sheep. Tensions spiked when Paiutes took
down a settler's cow or ox to eat during the severe
winter of 1861.
During the Owens Valley Indian War, between 1861
and 1866, ranchers — backed by troops — and the
Paiutes tried to wipe each other out. Paiute homes and
stores of food were destroyed. Paiutes fought back
with bows and arrows, and a few guns.
On March 19, 1863, 20 soldiers and 10 white settlers
attacked Paiutes who were reportedly killing livestock
in the area. The battle began in a nearby oak grove
and the Paiutes ran into the lake, hoping to swim to
safety.
However, "a strong wind was blowing from the east
and the Indians could make little progress in swimming against it; therefore they became easy targets for
the men hunting them," historian Dorothy Clora Cragen wrote in her book, "The Boys in the Sky-Blue
Pants."
After taking a shot at one of the Indians trying to
swim beyond the range of gunfire, a white settler
raised his fist and shouted, "Die, damn you, in the
lake!" she wrote. "And the Indian did."
Dust wasn't a problem in the mid-19th century at
Owens Lake, 200 miles north of Los Angeles. Native Paiutes hunted along the lake and diverted the
flow of local streams to irrigate fields of wild hyacinth and yellow nutgrass.
"Darkness came on but there was a bright moon, and
the soldiers and citizens formed a line along the …
shore, and remained there until the bodies began to
wash ashore," Cragen wrote. Only two Paiutes are
thought to have survived that day.
But disputes arose as settlers poured into the valley
and began ranching on the tribe's pasturelands. U.S.
troops were sent to protect the settlers and the land
and water they had effectively stolen from the Paiutes.
DWP archaeologists discovered the site a year ago,
but its existence had been kept private to prevent looting and vandalism. Now, a nasty dispute between the
department and air pollution authorities is forcing it
into the open.
The site is on a section of the lake bed that state air
pollution authorities say contributes to choking dust
storms in the Owens Valley. As the lake was drained
over the last century, it left vast salt flats prone to
sending up powder-fine dust that often exceeds federal health standards.
Sixteen years ago, on orders from the Great Basin
Unified Air Pollution Control District, the DWP embarked on a $1.2-billion campaign to mitigate dust
with shallow flooding and gravel.
The effort largely succeeded, but air pollution officials said the DWP needed to do more. Over the objections of the utility, Great Basin called for mitigation measures on other portions of the lake bed —
including the land where the DWP later made its discovery. Now, the utility is siding with Paiutes who
want to make the area off-limits to dust mitigation
projects.
On a recent weekday, Kathy Jefferson Bancroft, tribal historic preservation officer for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Reservation, brushed away dirt from an
ancient grinding stone she had found a few minutes
earlier along a stretch of lake bed shoreline sparkling
with shards of volcanic glass and chert left by ancient
Paiutes making tools and arrowheads.
Nearby mounds of rocks harbored the newly discovered remains of her ancestors killed in the massacre.
Cragen's research found that only Paiute men were
slain that day, but Bancroft says that women and children were among the victims
"Just over there, 150 years ago, our people ran into
the water and then were picked off," she said, nodding toward a silent expanse of cracked clay and salt.
"We take this personally — my grandmother told
me about this massacre and she knew the people it
happened to," she said. "This ground, and the artifacts in it, is who we are."
Brancroft said the land should be left undisturbed.
"These artifacts do not belong to archaeologists.
They belong here. They are not ours to bother."
Great Basin, the DWP and local tribal leaders are
trying to strike a compromise that would spare the
site from disturbance. It also would avoid a showdown in court between requirements of the federal
Clean Air Act and laws that protect historical artifacts: the National Historic Preservation Act and the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
One alternative under discussion would ban construction on the massacre site and have the DWP
mitigate dust on roughly 350 acres of land elsewhere in Owens Valley.
DWP spokesman Joe Ramallo said the utility believes the site, as well as other land where archaeologists have found artifacts, should not be disturbed
by mitigation efforts. He said the department's proposal would "protect these areas, improve habitat,
control dust and save water and our customers'
money."
Great Basin air pollution control officer Ted D.
Schade said the DWP and his agency are making
progress. "For the longest time, Great Basin has
had a hard time even having a rational discussion
with the DWP," Schade said. "This discovery has
opened up relations that are more fruitful. You
don't come across massacre sites very often," he
said.
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Welcome Environmental Intern!
Joey Spratt, a rising high school junior, began working in June for the Environmental
Department part time as an intern. His duties will include learning the types of work done in
the department. So far, he has assisted with recycling efforts, attended meetings, and produced
a Tribal newsletter article. He’s looking forward to a summer of honing skills as he works for
his Tribal community!
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
Bishop Sunland Landfill
Saturday July 6, 2013, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Items Accepted
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Paints/Stains
Oil/Oil Filters
Herbicides
Pesticides
Insecticides
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Solvents
Anti-Freeze
Bleach/Cleaners
Old Diesel/Gas
Transmission Fluid
ALSO: HHW collection will take place August 3 at the Big Pine Transfer Station.
Please don’t leave this stuff sitting around! Disposal sites can accept no more than 20gallons per visit in no larger than 5-gallon containers. Contact the Tribal Environmental Department for more information or assistance.
»Tire Amnesty Days will be held in September this year.
Pesticides and the Endocrine (Hormone) Systems
by Joey Spratt
The US Environmental Protection Agency is in the beginning stages of identifying additional chemicals that may be responsible for altering the effects of organisms’ natural hormones.
Endocrine hormones are found in fish, birds and mammals. Hormones, by definition,
are substances produced in one part of the body that then influence processes, such as growth
and development, in another part of the body. A primary characteristic of hormones is that a
small amount can have a big influence. The endocrine system regulates all biological courses in the body from beginning to end, childhood to old age.
A pesticide is a substance made for destroying, repelling, or preventing pests, such as
rodents, insects, and weeds. Because of their ability to inflict damage on the target pest, they
also pose a danger to other living things.
Pesticides contain chemical ingredients that could enter our body and cause endocrine
disruption which would cause adverse development, disease and reproductive problems.
Pesticides could mimic hormones or block receptors in tissues and organs and wreak havoc
by disturbing the synthesis, transport, metabolism, and excretion of hormones.
In the mid twentieth century in the United States, bird egg shells were thinned which
lead to a loss of a couple generations because of the hormonal imbalance caused by wide use
of the pesticide DDT. The Bald Eagle and Peregrine Falcon were put
on the near-extinction list; this is an example of the harm pesticides
can create. Fortunately, the problem was recognized, DDT was generally banned, and the birds have made a comeback.
To prevent endocrine disruption, avoid or reduce the use of pesticides.
Also, eat organic foods, which have not been sprayed or exposed to
harmful chemicals. (Picture courtesy of Bishop Creek Farms.)
Comment Period for Tribal Nonpoint Source Program
By Alan Bacock
Section 319 of the federal Clean Water Act provides authority to states, territories, and tribes to address problems associated with nonpoint sources of pollution. The USEPA uses Section 319 as the primary source of
funding to address nonpoint source pollution problems. In order to qualify for Section 319 grants, tribes must
complete a NPS assessment report and a NPS management plan that are approved by USEPA.
The Tribal Environmental Office is currently seeking public comment on a Nonpoint Source Assessment Report and Management Plan. These two documents were developed to assess water quality impairments due to
nonpoint source pollution on the Big Pine Indian Reservation, identify best management practices to reduce
impairments and develop a schedule for implementing tasks to reduce impairments. The deadline for public
comment is 5:00PM Thursday, July 25. If you would like to request a copy of these documents, please contact
Alan Bacock at [email protected] or by phone at 760-938-2003 ext. 235.
??? Answers to Water Questions ???
by Sally Manning
OK, just kidding: I don’t have the answers! Like many, I have lots of questions!
Three of us recently traveled to a meeting of Nevada Tribal Environmental Directors. The purpose of our visit
was to give them some insight into how NOT to become “Another Owens Valley” (say that with your best
horror-movie voice!). Las Vegas, like Los Angeles, is highly consumptive when it comes to water use, so its
Southern Nevada Water Authority has plans to pump water from many parts of the large state of Nevada and
pipe it in to support the Las Vegas lifestyle. People in rural areas of Nevada are trying to fight this water grab,
but as we know, it’s a difficult, if not impossible, undertaking.
Meanwhile, the head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s Bishop office, James Yannotta,
was in our local news because he can’t decide how much to charge the Bishop golf course for the use of “Los
Angeles’ water.” In any other place, someone might ask, “What is LA’s water doing 300 miles away in a
completely separate watershed?” Geographically, hydrologically, ecologically, all the “logically”, and morally, this water belongs to Owens Valley. It is only through a lapse in public codes and rather loosely defined
water law in California that LA can get away with such a seemingly ridiculous claim to Owens Valley’s water!
Philosophers, scientists, plumbers, engineers, poets, farmers -- you name it -- they’ve all grappled with the
conundrum of water and people’s attitudes toward it. Nothing can replace water: there is no substitute. Thus
when you remove water from its watershed, what’s left? You can’t create or grow more water (like you can
wealth, food, energy-to-do-work…)
Are we doomed to struggle with water / people issues from here on? Unfortunately, that may be the reality as
long as there are people. Hmm, hope I’m wrong about this.
The legendary Chinese philosopher, Lao Tsu, is credited with
these thoughts:
“Water is fluid, soft,
and yielding. But water
will wear away rock,
which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule,
whatever is fluid, soft,
and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid
and hard. This is another paradox: what is
soft is strong.”
Californian’s Prepare for Wildfires
by Jacklyn Velasquez
Due to the lack of precipitation this winter, Californians are being warned about the dangers of wildfires. According to CAL FIRE website, fire activity is up 45% in the state this year. Since the beginning of the
year CAL FIRE has responded to over 680 wildfires, up more than 200 from the same time last year. Inyo
County has already experienced a large wildfire, known as the ‘River Fire’, which burned over 406 acres near
Lone Pine earlier this year.
The flames that destroy property are not the only danger from wildfires.
The complex mixture of gases and fine particles that make up smoke can be very
dangerous to people when they are inhaled into the lungs. If there is a fire in Inyo County or nearby, you can monitor the air district website for health alerts.
http://www.gbuapcd.org/
CAL FIRE is asking you to prepare for wildfires by taking these actions:
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Maintain 100 feet of Defensible Space
Remove all dead plants, grass, and weeds from within 30 feet of your home
Trim trees 6 feet from the ground to reduce “ladder” fuel
Remove all leaves, pine needles and debris from roofs
Create an Evacuation Plan in case of a wildfire
Garden Naming Contest
By Alan Bacock
Thanks to the hard work of volunteers from the tribal community and a grant from First Nations Development
Institute, the permaculture garden demonstration site is looking great. In a few years, the fruit trees, berries
and shrubs will provide a forest of edible delights for our community. As the permaculture garden has been
developing, people around the area have taken notice and are visiting the site to see the improvements being
made. Since the permaculture garden is getting established, it needs a name so that people know what to call
it. The Environmental Department will
be conducting a garden naming contest
until 5:00PM, July 24th. If you have a
suggestion for a name, please contact
the tribal office or tribal environmental
staff so that it can be included in the
contest. The prize for the winner has
yet to be determined.
Also, check out the Food for Thought
insert which includes the announcement
of the weekly tribal farmers market
starting on July 12. If you want to sell
produce, prepared foods or arts and
crafts, pickup a vendor application at
the Tribal Office.
Tribal members weeding the swale at the June garden workday.
Big Pine Paiute Development Corporation
PO Box 700  545 Butcher Lane  Big Pine, CA 93513  p: 760-938-2800  f: 760-938-2942
Newsletter Submission June 26, 2013
Munahu,
It is my pleasure to be working with our Big Pine Paiute Tribe as the new Community Events Coordinator. We
have been having workshops with the participants of the 2013 Summer Youth Employment Program, covering
such subjects as; Interview Skills, Work Ethic, Proper Dress, Communication, Problem Solving, Teamwork,
Attitude, and Customer Service. These youth workers are now placed throughout the community, and are
looking forward to representing themselves and working hard this summer. Here are the participants in the
Summer Youth Employment Program.
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Sage Romero
Jacob Bacoch
Location: Housing Dept.
Hello there. I’m Jacob Bacoch; I am a sophomore in high school. I am Paiute and Shoshone
from Big Pine, CA. I have many hobbies like going fishing, hunting, playing sports such as
baseball, football and basketball. I have many personal goals like going to college to play baseball. Getting good grades will help me achieve this goal. I am a very fun person and I know how
to make my friends laugh.
Caitlin Coleman
Location: Big Pine Tribal TANF
Hello, my name is Caitlin Coleman, and I am from Big Pine, CA. My mom is Kellie Kay Coleman, Ray George Coleman is my grandpa, my grandma is Cheryl Marie Coleman, Jennifer
Coleman is my aunt, and my little brother is Dylan Ray Coleman. One of my personal accomplishments was when I got a job my sophomore year. Another was when I got four A’s and to
B’s during my 2nd semester this year. One of my goals is to finish High School this year and go
to college. I am also planning on attending college in Sacramento and finding a job there. Thank
you for taking time to read this.
Little Eva Lent
Location: Big Pine Education Center
Hello I’m Little Eva Lent from the Big Pine Paiute of the Owens Valley. My mother is Eva Bacoch and my father’s name is Joseph Lent. I just recently graduated from the 8 th Grade, and I am
really proud of myself. My goal right now is to finish high school, and go to college so I can play
sports and make my family proud.
Hillary Duckey
Location: Big Pine Education Center
Hello, my name is Hillary Duckey. My mother and father are Shawnee and Glenn Nelson.
I am from Big Pine, CA and I am interested in reading, writing, and social projects. I also
like participating in volleyball, and softball. I won awards for science, math, history, and
language arts. In my Eighth grade year of school, I scored the highest on the CST. For language arts, and was the only one that scored advance in my class. I also passed the constitution test on my first try, with the highest score in my class. I plan on using the youth employment program to accomplish my goals, which are to get more experience, and gain
confidence. This pretty much explains my accomplishment goals, and interests for now.
Soda Moose
Location: Housing Department
Munahu, my name is Soda Moose. I am a Big Pine Paiute Native, and I am enrolled in the
Big Pine Paiute Tribe. My mother is Violet Pierce and father is Darrell Moose. I was born
and raised here in the valley. I went to Bishop School, and then moved to Big Pine to continue school. I went to Big Pine since 4th Grade. I played football for 2 years so far. I want
to go to college for machinery of vehicle or Mechanics.
Amy Stone
Location: Big Pine Daycare
Sienna Gutierrez
Location: Big Pine Paiute Tribal Office
Hello, my name is Sienna Gutierrez and I live in Big Pine, CA. My mom is Danelle Gutierrez
and my dad is Raymond Gutierrez. I have a sister and a brother named Ana, and Anthony. I like
to participate in sports such as Volleyball, because it keeps me active, and it’s fun. I have won
an award in science and two awards in ”Character Counts” for Citizenship and Caring. I would
like to gain more experience from the Youth Employment Program.
Darian Robinson
Location: Carroll’s Market
Big Pine Paiute Development Corporation
PO Box 700  545 Butcher Lane  Big Pine, CA 93513  p: 760-938-2800  f: 760-938-2942
Newsletter Submission June 26, 2013
Auwwahu Pierce
Location: Daycare
I am Auwwahuu Pierce, I am 17. I am a member of the Big Pine Paiute Tribe. I am the
daughter of Violet Pierce, I have 5 brothers and 5 sisters. I played volleyball for 3 yrs. I
am now a senior in high school. After I graduate, I want to attend college for child care,
and one day owning my own child care facility. I am really easy to get along with; I always try to make the best of negative situations. I got an award for Citizenship, and
Most Improved. I am glad the Youth Employment Program was made, because it will
keep me out of trouble, and it is an experience for me. It will keep me on the right track
to be a better person.
Sydney Velasquez
Location: Economic Development
Moses Davis
Location: Housing Department
Hi, my name is Moses Davis. My parents are Rene and Beno Davis. I am Paiute and Comanche. I live on the Big Pine reservation and h just graduated from the 8 th Grade. I passed my
Constitution Test on the first try with a 96%. I like to play basketball and baseball and also
football. In Flag football I got an award for “Best Defensive Lineman”. My goal is to go to
college and play basketball or football and make my family proud.
Lucas Pease
Location: Housing Department
Hello, my name is Lucas Pease, I am 16 years old, and I am Crow, Lakota, and Paiute. I like
to be accounted as an athlete. My mom is Donna Lange and my father is Robert Pease. I am
enrolled into the Paiute Tribe of Mono Lake. I like to say all the sports I have played and
accomplishments. I played football, basketball, and baseball. At the end of the school year, I
was awarded with the “Best Turn Around Student”. I have many personal goals. First I
would like to Graduate and play college football or just any sports in college. I would love to
be a Veterinarian and in the Culinary Arts field. All I can do to get these goals is to stay on
my school work and my overall behavior.
Alicia Peterson
Location: Economic Development
Hi, I am Alicia Peterson. I live on the Big Pine reservation with my little sister Ciera, my
mom Gina, and her boyfriend Doyle. I am a part of the Big Pin Paiute Tribe. I recently just
graduated from Big Pine High school. During my high school career I participated in 4 different sports, which include Volleyball, basketball, softball and cheerleading, while also in
ASB and NASA. During my senior year of high school, I was ASB business manager,
homecoming queen and received “Best Offensive Player” in volley ball and basketball, and
“Most Valuable Player” in volleyball. My plan is to work full time dung the summer, than
in the fall attend Santa Barbara to study Interior Design and work Part time on the Campus.
It is scary to think about leave the Owen Valley, I am so excited and cannot wait to experience the college life and make something of myself.
Jim Stone
Location: Shell Service Station
Micah Bacoch
Location: Economic Development Corporation
Munahu, I am Micah Bacoch. I am a member of the Big Pine Paiute Tribe. My parents are
Michael an Carla Bacoch. I have 3 brothers, Michael, Isaah, and Jacob. I played basketball
and baseball for 3 years along with football for one year. I received many academic and ports
awards, such as Honor Roll, and the Hughe Pettington Award Excellence in High School government and economics. I was ASB president along with NASA president. In the fall I will
attend Truckee Meadows community college and pursue a career in Radiology. I know this is
going to be a big step in my life, but I’m ready for it.
Ciona-Jai LaFrombois
Location: Big Pine TANF
Munahu, my name is Ciona-Jai LaFrombois and I am the daughter of Thomas and Danelle
Spratt. I live on the reservation of Big Pine, CA. I am also a part of the Bishop Paiute Tribe.
My personal achievements are that I got “Most Improved” in Math and History. I received an
award for “Best Effort” in Science. I just graduated from the 8 th Grade, and I am soon to be a
freshman. I plan to get through high school than attending the College of North Dakota and
playing College Basketball. Thank you for taking the time to read this passage.
All burning permits have been placed on hold. Due to the weather
and dry season. California is at great risk from wildfires because of
its particular combination of weather and vegetation. So please
don't not burn until further notice. Thank you!
Big Pine Tribal
Scholarship applications
Are now available!
Deadline to apply is
July 31, 2013 @ 5PM for
Fall 2013
Applications can be picked up at the Big Pine Tribal Office or
the Big Pine Indian Education Center. For more information
call (760) 938-2530
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Ralph Ramshaw
7/01
Peggy Stewart
7/02
Hazel Miller
7/02
Buddy Davis
7/03
Lynda Fuller
7/05
Harriet Harrison
7/05
Tiffney LoneEagle Sr. 7/06
Nanette Sepsey
7/06
Ross Stone Sr. 7/19
James Rambeau Sr.
7/07
Jonithen Thomson 7/21
Tristin Richards
7/09
Michael Baros 7/21
Lena Audrey Dondero 7/09
Moody
Joseph Bacoch Jr
7/10
Morning Star Lent 7/22
Jannah Terrazas
7/10
John Sandoval Jr.7/22
Kaitlynn Barlow
7/12
Thomas Moose 7/23
Soda Moose
7/16
Hank Barr 7/23
James Davis
7/18
Michaele Bacoch 7/24
Teresa Armstrong
7/18
Morse 7/21
Tara Davis 7/26
Shannon Romero 7/27
Mitchell Abbott 7/28
Tracey Stidham
7/28
Sara Vance 7/29
Rose Rambeau 7/29
Tiana Hooper 7/31
Karissa Stone 7/31
From the TERO Office:
Hello Everyone:
The Big Pine Tribal Employment Rights Office has been very busy working on different projects. We have
just completed a Job Description for a Part-Time TERO Liaison/Assistant to assist the Commission in getting
our Job Skills Bank updated and to help with typing, making flyers, help our Tribal Members with their applications and paperwork. We have submitted the Job Description to Tribal Council for their approval. Upon the
Tribal Council's approval we will then be able to advertise, interview and select someone for this position. We
are also looking for a small office to rent, somewhere away from the Tribal Office, so if anybody knows of an
office space that we could rent for a reasonable price, please let us know.
Our next project will be to update the Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance, this project will be a little more
time consuming but it is an important one that the Commission needs to tackle.
Other projects that we need to work on will be to update and develop some of the TERO forms, such as a
Grievance/Complaint form. We have just developed a new Hiring Protocol Procedure and will meet with all
the departments and entities of the tribe to go over this procedure with them to make sure they understand it.
If any of you have any questions, feel free to contact any Commissioner, our door will always be open to you.
We are here to implement TERO, which is tribal law.
Paul Stone, Chairman (760) 938-2314 home/ (760) 920-0705 cell
Clarence Spratt, Vice Chairman (760) 263-5136 home
Rose Rambeau, Treasurer (760) 264-3535
Terry Bowers, Secretary (760) 938-2372 home/ (760) 920-7166 cell
Violet Cortes, Member (760) 920-8195 cell
We currently filled our TERO Commissioner board opening. We warmly welcome back Violet Cortes to our
TERO Commissioner board. Since Violet has been placed back on TERO the Committee will hold election of
officers at their next TERO meeting July 1, 2013.
TERO Meetings held on the first of every
month. Also Tribal Members please come in
the Tribal Office and update your phone numbers on the TERO list with the Receptionist.
July 2013
Sun
7
Mon
Tue
1
2
TERO Mtg.
6:00 p.m.
Land
Assignment
Mtg. 6:00
p.m.
8
9
Cultural
Committee Mtg.
5:30 pm
Enrollment Mtg.
6:00 p.m.
14
15
Wed
3
Thu
4
Fri
5
6
Bishop Sunland Landfill
Household
Hazardous
Waste day
OFFICE CLOSED
10
Sat
11
12
13
19
20
26
27
Tribal Council
6:00 p.m.
Swearing-In
Tribal Council &
Committees
16
17
18
Tribal Environmental Youth
Camp
Tribal Environmental Youth
Camp
Tribal Environmental Youth
Camp
Housing
Meeting 6:00 p.m.
21
22
23
24
EDC Mtg.
6:00 p.m.
28
29
30
Utility
Committee
Meeting 6:00
p.m.
25
Tribal
Council
6:00 p.m.
31
Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens
P.O. Box 700 ● 825 South Main Street
Big Pine, Ca. 93513
Phone No. 760-938-2003 ● Fax No. 760-938-2942
Still Seeking individuals for the following committees:
• (1) One Economic Development
 (1) P.A.C. Parent Advisory Committee
 Finance Committee Members
If you are interested stop by Tribal office and pickup an intent form.