Tubatulabals of
Kern Valley, CA

Tribal Conferences
2008

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Native American Advancement and Leadership

NAVA Tech Projects (in-progress as of 2/22/2008)

1) U.S. Indian Health Services - Emergency Water Projects for Tubatulabals of Kern Valley

2) Finalizing Doctoral Research Project Scope for Dissertation "Impact of Indian Gaming on California Tribal Leadership".

3) Researching Information Technology environments of Indian Gaming Tribes in California (May - June 2008).


4) Sacramento - Valley Indian Alliance (SAC-VIA) web project ($54,000): Resource of Services locator and event Calendar system. Successful grant writing from Rumsey Foundation.

5) Kern County of Governments - CAL Trans Tribal Environmental Justice Transportation grant for eight counties and 30 Tribal Governments. Grant is pending review ($250,000).

6) ANA Grant - SEDS and Language for Tubatulabals of Kern Valley (due mid March 2008).

7) Under Non-Disclosure Agreements - assisting Tribes with Organization Strategies, Gaming IT and Minimum Internal Control Standards systems solutions.


NAVA Tech Projects - 2006-2007 (completed)

1) IT Assessment and Evaluation - Confederate Tribes of Colville Reservation (Washington State, Feb-Apr 2007)

2) IT Assessment and Evaluation - Shinnecock Nation, Gaming Authority - November 2007

3) Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Jackson Rancheria (January 2005- November 2006 contract services completed)

4) Tubatulabals of Kern Valley - proposed grant CA State Housing and Development Grant

5) Miranda and White Blanket Tribal Allotment - Environment and Economic Development

6) DQ University - Proposed Business Strategy Framework

7) Volunteer Services - Saving Clover Valley and Preservation of Folsom City Park

NAVA Tech Projects (in-progress as of 2/22/2008) - Requires Funding

1)  Film project - story of the massacre of 1863 of the Kernville Valley (Tubatulabal) tribe.  Need film crew, conduct interviews, time off from current job, and travel expenses.  Kernville is located 70 miles east of Bakersfield, near Lake Isabella.  This film can also help with the placement of this "non recognized" federal  tribe back to "recognized" status.  Estimated cost: $125,000 - 45 minute documentary

(source: Handbook of North Americans - California Volume 8, 1978)



2) Research Proposal for dissertation - estimated cost is $17,600. Research focus will be on Impact of Indian Gaming on California Tribal Leadership. Sample of doctoral advance study paper on "Paradigm Organization Shift" for CA Tribal Government (Click here for HTML format of this document), by Donna Begay, Oct. 2004. To download or copy document to computer, place mouse cursor over "click here" (for MS-Word format), use right mouse button, and select "save target as", and save to desktop folder of choice.

If interested in assisting with these projects, please contact Donna Begay at e-mail: drbegay@aol.com

 

 

 

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