• Source: Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians

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. As of the 2010 Census the population was 93.




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
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.




Reservation



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




Education


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




See also


Indigenous peoples of California
Fort Independence (California)




Notes






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

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