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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

Councilman Carson Carrillo III

Councilman Robert Rice

Councilwoman Tanis Torres

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

Carson Carrillo III, Chair

Dorlynn Simmons

Tanis Torres

Christie LaPaz., Jr.

Duties of Committee

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

Community Service Committee

Dorlynn Simmons, Chair

Robert Rice

Clyde Davis., Jr.

Carson Carrillo III

Duties of Committee

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

Resources Committee

Robert Rice, Chair

Christie LaPaz., Jr.

Idella Starr

Krystal Enjady

Duties of Committee

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

Cultural Committee

Clyde Davis Jr., Chair

Krystal Enjady

Tanis Torres

Idella Starr

Duties of Committee

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

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