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IDRS has conducted numerous elections for tribes in California that were embroiled in internal conflicts and could not successfully conduct their own tribal elections without bitter controversy.

We have conducted multiple elections for Robinson Rancheria (Nice, CA) and the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians (Redwood Valley, CA), as well as elections for the Elk Valley Tribe (Crescent City, CA), the Juaneno Band of Mission Indians (Santa Ana, CA), the Santa Rosa Tribe (Hemet, CA), the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians (Lakeport, CA), the Guideville Band of Pomo Indians (Ukiah, CA), and the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (Furnace Creek, CA). In every case, the elections resulted in an orderly transition to a new tribal government without any legal challenges submitted to IDRS, the tribe, or the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Contact: John Feliz, Tribal Chairperson, Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians (707) 485-8723; and Clara Wilson, Tribal Chairperson, Robinson Rancheria, (707) 274-7014