Who is the Big Pine Paiute Tribe?
Big Pine Paiute Tribe is federally recognized tribe of of Mono Paiute and Timbisha Shoshone Indians who live on the Big Pine Indian Reservation in Big Pine, California.
Official Tribal Name: Big Pine Paiute Tribe of Owens Valley
Address: 825 South Main Street, P.O. Box 700, Big Pine, California 93513
Phone: (760) 938-2003
Fax: (760) 938-2942
Email: info@BigPinePaiute.org
Official Website: http://www.bigpinepaiute.org/
Recognition Status: Federally Recognized
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Formerly known as the Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation
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Region: California Region
State(s) Today: California
Traditional Territory:
Confederacy: Paiute, Shoshone
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Reservation: Big Pine Reservation
Land Area: 299.58 acres
Tribal Headquarters: Big Pine, California
Time Zone: Pacific
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Approximately two-thirds of the Tribe’s 600 members reside on the Big Pine Indian Reservation.
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Name of Governing Body: Tribal Council
Number of Council members: An elected five-member council oversees a staff of approximately 20 employees. This includes a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary and one Member-At-Large.
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Executive Officers: 5 executive officers
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Bands, Gens, and Clans
Related Tribes:
Paiute Tribes
- Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation (F)
- Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of California (F)
- Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon (F)
- Cedar City Band of Paiutes
- Cedarville Rancheria of Northern Paiute Indians
- Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation (Southern Paiute)(California) (F)
- Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation (Mohave, Chemehuevi, Hopi and Navajo) (Arizona) and California) (F)
- Fallon Paiute Tribe
- Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation (F)
- Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation (F)
- Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes
- Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation (F)
- Kanosh Band of Paiutes
- Koosharem Band of Paiutes
- Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony (F)
- Lovelock Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony (F)
- Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation (F)
- Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (F)
- Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony (F)
- Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada (F)
- Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine Reservation (F)
- Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, (F) Nevada
- Reno-Sparks Indian Colony (Paiute, Shoshone, Washoe)(F) (Nevada)
- San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona (F)
- Shivwits Band of Paiutes
- Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation (F)
- Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada (F)
- Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation (F)
- Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River Reservation (F)
- Winnemucca Indian Colony of Nevada (Northern Paiute and Shoshone) (F) (Nevada)
- Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington (F)
Shoshone:
- Battle Mountain Band, Elko Band Colony, South Fork Reservation and the Wells Band Colony- See Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada
- Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation
- Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation (F), Wyoming
- Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho (F)
- Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada (F)
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Legends / Oral Stories: Paiute Legends, Shoshone Legends
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The Big Pine Paiute are known for their baskets and weavings from willows. In the video below, an elder shows how to make a baby basket.
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Pine nuts were a staple food of the Big Pine Paiute, providing a good source of carbohydrates that could be stored for a long time. For some unknown reason, pine nuts seem to predictively have a bumper crop about once every six years, with much smaller harvests in theintervening years. This video shows how they were harvested and prepared.
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Further Reading:
The Owens Valley Paiute – A Cultural History
Myths Of The Owens Valley Paiute
Weaving A Legacy – Paper: Indian Baskets and the People of Owens Valley, California
Sand In A Whirlwind, The Paiute Indian War Of 1860
