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NEW On June 6, 2009, the Council passed Resolution SL-03-2009 which restricts the roads on the Summit Lake Reservation which the public may travel without a $100 Annual Vehicle Fee to 8.7 miles until the end of this year. At that time, a decision will be made on whether all Reservation roads will be closed to the public and what fee will be required of all vehicles. More information, including a map, will follow. Posted: 06.09.09
COUNCIL OFFICERS SELECTED FOR 2009-2012: During the Monday, May 18, 2009 Special Meeting of the Summit Lake Paiute Council (in alphabetical order) Ernie Barlese, Jerri Lynn Barlese, Warner Barlese, Robyn Burdette, and Reggie Lee Townsend were sworn as the Members of the 2009 to 2012 Summit Lake Paiute Council, and the following were selected as the Council's Officers:
Warner Barlese, Chairman;
Ernie Barlese, Vice-Chairman; and,
Jerri Lynn Barlese, Secretary/Treasurer.
NEWS FLASH As Indians and Tribes mount campaign to prevent States from exercising jurisdiction in Indian Country (click here), the Summit Lake Paiute Council has done everything it can to prevent Nevada from asserting jurisdiction on the Summit Lake Reservation. Chairman Warner Barlese demanded that the U.S. Department of Justice give Tribe more time to comply with unfunded mandate given federal government failure to timely act and federal court preventing state from working with Tribe (click here (includes copy of Council Resolution SL-02-2009)), and on April 27, 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice granted the Tribe a one year extension. Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice also moved the deadline for Tribe compliance to July 27, 2010. Council Members must now act by July 27, 2010. For a copy of the federal law compliant code that the Tribe must adopt to prevent state jurisdiction, click here. 06.10.09
The Summit Lake Reservation is the most remote Indian reservation in Nevada. Located in the upper left hand corner of Nevada, the Reservation is 50 miles south of the Oregon border and 70 miles east of the California border, and requires a bone jarring ride, for several hours, on rock and gravel roads, to reach the Reservation (to view a map, click here).
This web site of the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe (SLPT) focuses on the environmental protection efforts of the Tribe at its reserved lands (the Summit Lake Indian Reservation) but also supplies tribal members and others with other useful information. For example, the Council Members page lets the public know who are the members of the Summit Lake Paiute Council (governing body) and how they may be contacted. The Newsletters/Research page lets tribal members see the most current up-to-date information available. This is a redesigned web site addressing the input and suggestions of tribal members and others. If you would like to give input and suggestions for further changes contact the Environmental Coordinator (see Contact Us section).
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All of the Tribe’s departments have one goal: protect the Reservation’s resources. Originally, the Tribe’s Environmental Protection activities funded by a General Assistance Program (GAP) Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were placed inside the Natural Resource Department. In early 2008, the Summit Lake Paiute Council created a separate Environmental Protection Department given the differing but sometimes overlapping roles of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Departments. The Natural Resources Department is quite active with a wide array of programs funded through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including Section 106 and Section 319 programs, and Public Law 93-638 (Indian Self Determination) contracts. Both Departments assert the Tribe’s sovereignty in protecting the environment, natural resources, and public health of the Summit Lake Indian Reservation and the Tribe’s traditional territory where tribal members still retain rights to hunt, fish, gather traditional foods and medicine, and conduct spiritual and religious practices.
Last Updated: June 10, 2009, 7:28am |
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