WELCOME to the web site of the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe (SLPT) which 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 Tribe’s Council members 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).
   
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.
  



 
 
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