Tubatulabals
of Kern Valley
January 14, 2006 - Establish Tribal Non-Profit
Primary Purpose of the
Non-Profit -
The specific purpose of this corporation is to provide tribal governance,
services and support for the Tubatulabals of Kern Valley and Kern County.
These services include health, housing, transportation, employment, education,
land management, and environmental. This corporation is also the contact
entity for the preservation of the Tubatulabal’s language, history,
and cultural interpretation. This corporation will work directly with
the U.S. Department of Interior, County of Kern, local Chamber of Commerce,
and State of California on any government to government related issues
that may impact the Tubatulabals.
(Above (from left to right)
- Tubatulabals of Kern Valley Tribal Council Officers:
Alberta Garrett, Tribal Treasurer, Samantha C. Riding-Red-Horse, Tribal
Secretary, John Elliott, Tribal Vice-Chairperson, and Donna Begay, Tribal
Chairperson) - photo by Dale Johnson.
Tubatulabals of Kern Valley have 10 Tribal Council Members, listed below
are the current Tribal Council Members:
Donna Begay (Miranda), Tribal Chairperson
John Elliott, Tribal Vice-Chairperson
Alberta Garrett (Miranda), Tribal Treasurer
Samantha C. Riding-Red-Horse, Tribal Secretary
Betsy Johnson (Stone), Tribal Council Member
Harvey Nash, Tribal Council Member
Jose Peterson, Tribal Council Member
Dee Dee Scott, Tribal Council Member
Anthony Stone, Tribal Council Member
Josephine B. Stone, Tribal Council Member
These Tribal Council members are also residents or direct heirs to Miranda
and White Blanket Allotments - leased U.S. BIA lands since the late 1800's.
This illustrates historical connection to the U.S. government and Tubatulabal
Tribal government.
(Above: Tubatulabal Officers
- signing Articles of Incorporation for Non-Profit status with State of
California, January 14, 2006) - photo by Dale Johnson.
Above: Tubatulabal Tribal members
supporting the effort of creating Tribal Non-Profit, meeting was held
on January 14, 2006 at the South Fork Elementary School Cafeteria - photo
by Dale Johnson.
Tribal Council Priorities -
per the Tubatulabal Tribal Community:
1) Establish Non-Profit
2) Establish Tribal Office
3) Apply and Management Grants for the purpose of Environmental, Housing,
Health, Employment, Culture and Language.
4) Outreach with government entities and improve government to government
and government to business relationships
5) Explore the opportunity for Federal Re-Acknowledgement or Recognition
6) Improve Tribal Government communication and decision-making process
7) Growth together as a Tribal Community and plan for our future generations
How
you can assist the Tubatulabals of Kern Valley?
1) Funding and Donations:
Tubatulabals of Kern Valley are actively seeking funding and donations
for new Tribal Office. Financial contributions can be made to: Tubatulabals
of Kern Valley (non-profit number: 76-0813546), P.O.
Box 226, Lake Isabella, CA 93240.
2)
Letters of Support from your government, organization, or business.
Seeking grants and donations requires support letters for our
need to improve and help manage our Tribal government, allotments - land,
and community services for our Tribal community. Letters can be sent to:
Tubatulabals of Kern
Valley, P.O. Box 226, Lake Isabella, CA 93240.
3) Tribal Documentation: Historical written history,
educational research papers, and other materials to support our Federal
Recognition efforts can also be sent to: Tubatulabals of Kern Valley,
P.O. Box 226, Lake Isabella, CA 93240.
TUBATULABALS
KERN VALLEY – working on obtaining tribal federal recognition
Tubatulabals of
Kern Valley are working on their federal “re-acknowledgement”
process. This council is desperately in need of financial support to obtain
their genealogy study and economic development plan. This tribe would
like an opportunity to become federally recognized.
Historical
Time line for Tubatulabals of Kern Valley:
- 1852 - Tubatulabal Leaders
signed four of the eighteen treaties with California Indians.
- 1862 - Tubatulabal Massacre
by U.S. Calvary
(source: Handbook of North Americans - California Volume 8, 1978)
- 1890-1930s - Tubatulabals
are allocated allotment lands by U.S. government.
(source: Handbook of North
Americans - California Volume 8, 1978)
- 1880-2006 - Tubatulabals
govern and manage alottment lands and coordinate their Tribal meetings.
- 1920 - 2006– Trust
allotment heirs are organizing to protect and develop their lands.
Tubatulabals are active culturally, politically, and spiritually.
- 1979 – “Intent
to Petition” for federal recognition was filed. The tribe was
assigned 47 on the list of petitioning tribes - Letter of Intent to
Petition 02/27/1979 (NFC)
- Mid 1990’s –
Tubatulabal member of the federally non-recognized tribes of California
provide testimony to Senator Campbell and Aureen Martin Sub-Committee
on Indian Affairs on the condition of recognize and non-recognized
tribes.
- 2004 - Tubatulabals participate
in Smithsonian National Native American Museum - Tribal grand opening
ceremonies.
- 2004 - Tubatulabals open
Pakanapul (Tubatulabal) language program in Mount Mesa.
- 2006– Tribe re-organized
its council, became incorporated as a state non-profit. Title of the
non-profit is “Tubatulabals of Kern Valley".
- 2006 - Dr. Dotty Theodoratus,
well-known Anthropologist to assist with genealogy study.
- 2006 - Approximately,
200 Tubatulabals Kern Valley, with up to 200 more living elsewhere.
U.S. Indian Health Services excludes Kern County from health funding.
An outreach program from the Bishop Tribal TANF has had a very positive
impact on tribal youth. It is the first program that made promises
to help Indian people that have followed through. However, the Tubatulabals
of Kern Valley need more services.
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Contact
Information:
Donna
Begay, Tribal Chairperson
Tubatulabals
of Kern Valley
P.O. Box 226
Lake Isabella, CA 93240
EMAIL CONTACT
- drbegay@aol.com
Web support - contact Donna Begay at 916-731-4561
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