Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians

Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians
Total population
	86 reservation population (2011)
Regions with significant populations
	United States ( California)
Languages
	English, traditionally Owens Valley Paiute language
Related ethnic groups
	other Owens Valley Paiute (or Eastern Mono); and Shoshone peoples

The Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Mono and Timbisha in the Owens Valley, in Inyo County, eastern California.^[3] As of the 2010 Census the population was 93.^[4]

Government

The Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians is headquartered in the town of Independence. The tribe is governed by a democratically elected tribal council. The current tribal administration is as follows.

Chairman: Carl Dahlberg
Vice Chairman: Alisa Lee
Secretary Treasurer: Jack Bracken
Gaming Commission: Wendy Stine, Chair, Daniel Miller, Vice & Carl Dahlberg, Compliance Officer.
Tribal Administrator: Carl Dahlberg
Assistant Tribal Administrator: Cheyenne Stone
Fiscal Manager: Anissa Eaton
Fiscal Assistant: Brianne Bent
Office Assistant: Jesseca Tsosie^[5]

Enrollment into the tribe is based on the original allottees at the time, 1999, when the tribe's Article of Association where adopted and all living descendants of the original allottees who have a minimum of 1⁄16 Indian blood quantum, who are not enrolled in other tribes.^[6]

Reservation

Location of Fort Independence Reservation

The Fort Independence Reservation (36°50′28″N 118°13′44″W / 36.84111°N 118.22889°W / 36.84111; -118.22889) in Independence, is a federally recognized Indian reservation with a total area of 356 acres (1.44 km²) in Inyo County.^[2] It was established in 1915. In 1990, the reservation was 234 acres (0.95 km²) large with a population of 38 Indians.^[7]

Education

The reservation is served by the Owens Valley Unified School District.

Notes

^ "Population." SDSU: California Indians and Their Reservations. 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Fort Independence Reservation." SDSU: California Indians and Their Reservations. 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
^ Pritzker 155
^ [1]^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Tribal Government." Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Fort Independence Indian Resrvation. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
^ "Enrollment requirements of the Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians". Native American Indian Tribes of the US. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
^ Pritzker 241

References

Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-19-513877-1

External links

Fort Independence Indian Reservation, official website
Fort Independence Articles of Association, National Indian Law Library
"Fort Independence Reservation Reduces Waste by 26% through Recycling," US Environmental Protection Agency

[1] "Population." SDSU: California Indians and Their Reservations. 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

[sdsu-2] "Fort Independence Reservation." SDSU: California Indians and Their Reservations. 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

[3] Pritzker 155

[4] [1]^{[dead link‍]}

[5] "Tribal Government." Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Fort Independence Indian Resrvation. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

[6] "Enrollment requirements of the Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians". Native American Indian Tribes of the US. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

[7] Pritzker 241

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