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Meet the Council

Officers

Thora Walsh Padilla, President

Duane Duffy, Vice President

Robert Rice, Secretary

Idella Star, Treasurer

Tribal Council Members

Councilman Clyde Davis Jr.

Councilwoman Krystal Enjady

Councilwoman Idella Starr

Councilwoman Caroline Blake

Councilman Robert Rice

Councilman Alfred LaPaz

Councilwoman Dorlynn Simmons

Councilman Christie LaPaz Jr.

Standing Committees

Executive Committee

Thora Walsh Padilla, President

Duane Duffy, Vice-President

Robert Rice, Secretary

Idella Star, Treasurer

Duties of Committee

  • Tribal Policies & Budget
  • Tribal Enterprises
  • Economic Development
  • Law & Order

Programs Committee

Krystal Enjady, Chair

Dorlynn Simmons

Idella Starr

Christie LaPaz Jr.

Duties of Committee

  • Land Use
  • Housing & Assignments
  • Roads
  • Drinking Water
  • Other Infrastructure

Community Service Committee

Dorlynn Simmons, Chair

Alfred LaPaz

Clyde Davis Jr.

Robert Rice

Duties of Committee

  • Education/Health
  • Social Services
  • Senior Citizens Program
  • Veterans Affairs

Resources Committee

Robert Rice, Chair

Christie LaPaz Jr.

Idella Starr

Caroline Blake

Duties of Committee

  • Forestry
  • Range Lands
  • Streams, Rivers & Lakes
  • Hunting & Fishing
  • Parks & Recreation

Cultural Committee

Clyde Davis Jr., Chair

Krystal Enjady

Caroline Blake

Alfred LaPaz Jr.

Duties of Committee

  • Tribal Ceremonies
  • Tribal Rituals
  • Tribal Medicinal Practices
  • Language Preservation

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