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BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

TRIBAL LEADERS DIRECTORYIncludes BIA Region & Agency Contacts

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2015 FALL/WINTER EDITION Semiannual Publication

Published by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Indian Services, Division of Tribal Government Services

For more information, contact the Division of Tribal Government Services at (202) 513-7641.

Initially developed as an internal reference document to aid division employees in their work, the Directory is now one of Indian Affairs most requested publications, used by federal, state and local governments, news media, business, researchers, and the general public to connect with Indian Country. In response to the volume of requests, the Directory is now posted on the Bureau of Indian Affairs website at the following Internet address:

NOTE: Tribal elections and other changes in tribal leadership occur throughout the year. The information contained in this edition was the most current information available at the time of publication and will remain until the publication of the next edition. All updates are coordinated through BIA central and regional Tribal Government Services offices.

http://www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/BIA/OIS/TribalGovernmentServices/TribalDirectory/index.htm

The Directory is not an official listing of the federally recognized tribes; however, it should be used in conjunction with the current Federal Register Notice of Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible to Receive Services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, which is the official listing of all federally recognized tribes in the U.S. pursuant to Section 104 under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-454, 108 Stat. 4791-4792). The most recent Notice was published in the Federal Register, 80 Fed. Reg. No. 9 (January 14, 2015).

http://www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/BIA/OIS/TribalGovernmentServices/TribalDirectory/index.htm

Table of Contents

Section 1 Office of the Assistant Secretary Indian Affairs 1 Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs 2 Regional Directors 3

Section 2 Alaska Region 1 Eastern Region 31 Eastern Oklahoma Region 36 Great Plains Region 40 Midwest Region 44 Navajo Region 50 Northwest Region 52 Pacific Region 60 Rocky Mountain Region 74 Southern Plains Region 76 Southwest Region 80 Western Region 85

Section 3 Index Tribal Entities By Name 1-24

Section 4 Index Tribal Entities By State 1-25

Section 5 Federal Register/Vol. 80, No. 9 /Wednesday, January 14, 2015/Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs 1849 C Street, NW, MS-3642-MIB

Washington, DC 20240

TitleName Phone NumberRoom Number Fax Number

(202) 208-7163

(202) 208-7163

(202) 208-5320

(202) 208-5320

3611-MIB*

3610-MIB

Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs (AS-IA)

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary - IA

Chief of Staff to the AS-IA

Deputy Chief of Staff to the AS-IA Senior

Policy Advisor to the AS-IA

Counselor to the AS-IA

Counselor to the AS-IA

Counselor to the AS-IA

Senior Advisor to the AS-IA

(202) 513-0349

(202) 208-5320

(202) 208-5320

(202) 208-5320

(202) 208-5320

(202) 208-5320

(202) 208-5320

(202) 208-5320

2505-MIB

3615-MIB

3621-MIB

3616-MIB

3625-MIB

3627-MIB

3626-MIB

3614-MIB

(202) 219-0440

(202) 208-7163

(202) 208-7163

(202) 208-6939

(202) 513-0784

(202) 208-3254(202) 208-7352

(202) 208-7163

(202) 208-6764 (202) 208-456420-B-SIB

(202) 219-4066

(202) 219-0240

Director, Office of Indian Gaming

Director, Office of Self-Governance (202) 273-3153

(202) 219-1404

3657-MIB

355-G-SIB

(202) 208-6160 (202) 208-46233650-MIB

(202) 208-3710

(202) 513-7650

(703) 390-6583

(202) 208-2533

(202) 208-6123

(202) 501-1516

(202) 219-3008

(703) 390-6304

(202) 208-6635

(202) 208-3312

3660-MIB

34-SIB

Reston, VA

4560-MIB

4659-MIB

Nedra Darling

R. Lee Fleming

James Schock

George Bearpaw

Dr. Charles M. Roessel

*MIB = Main Interior Building

(202) 273-4680 (202) 208-53203623-MIB

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Thomas Thompson

Sarah Harris

Sequoyah Simmermeyer

Rodina Cole Cave

Sarah Walters

Kathryn Isom-Clause

Miles Janssen

Kallie Hanley

3620-MIB (202) 208-7163 (202) 208-5320

Director, Office of Public Affairs

Director, Office of Federal Acknowledgment

Chief Financial Officer

Director, Office of Budget Management

Director, Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)

(202) 513-0897

(202) 208-6638

(202) 208-2467

(202) 208-5320

(202) 273-4680

(202) 208-5320

Advisor for OS/AS-IA

Senior Fellow IPA

Program Analyst - Fellow

Don Yu

Gina Jackson

Rellani Ogumoro

Jack Stevens

Elizabeth Appel

Paula Hart

Sharee Freeman

Darren Pete

Lawrence Roberts

Ann Marie Bledsoe Downes

3616-MIB

4529-MIB

3621-MIB

Deputy Assistant Secretary - Policy & Economic Development

Kevin K. Washburn

Acting Director, Office of Indian Energy &Economic Development

Director, Office of Congressional &Legislative Affairs

Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs &Collaborative Action

Deputy Assistant Secretary - IA (Management)

Bureau of Indian Affairs1849 C Street, NW, MS-4606-MIB

Washington, DC 20240

TitleName Phone NumberRoom

Number Fax NumberMail Stop

Michael Black (202) 208-5116Director, Bureau of Indian (BIA)

(202) 202-63344611 4606-MIB

Debrah McBride (202) 208-5116Spec to the Director, BIA (202) 202-63344615 4606-MIB

Michael Smith (202) 208-5116Deputy Director, (202) 202-63344606 4606-MIB

Starr Penland (202) 208-5116Spec to the Deputy Director, Field Operations

(202) 202-63344612 4606-MIB

Helen Riggs (202) 208-5831Deputy Bureau Director, Services

(202) 219-12554618 4620-MIB

Hankie P. Ortiz (202) 513-7640Deputy Bureau Director, Services

(202) 208-51134511 4513-MIB

Darren Cruzan (202) 208-5787Deputy Bureau Director, Services

(202) 208-61702616 2603-MIB

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Regional Directors

(907) 271-1735 (907) 271-1349

Weldon "Bruce" Loudermilk, Regional Director Alaska Regional Office, BIA3601 C Street, Suite 1100Anchorage, AK 99503-5947Phone No: Fax No:

E-mail address: weldon.loudermilk@bia.gov Website: http://www.bia.gov/

Eastern Regional Office, BIA

(615) 564-6500 (615) 564-6701

Bruce Maytubby, Regional Director

Nashville, TN 37214Phone No: Fax No:

545 Marriott Drive, Suite 700

E-mail address: eastern.inquiries@bia.gov Website: http://www.bia.gov

(918) 781-4604

Eddie Streater, Regional Director Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office, BIA P.O. Box 8002Muskogee, OK 74402-8002Phone No: (918) 781-4600 Fax No:E-mail address: robert.impson@bia.gov Website: http://www.bia.gov/

Timothy L. LaPointe, Regional Director Great Plains Regional Office, BIA115 4th Avenue SE, Suite 400Aberdeen, SD 57401Phone No: (605) 226-7343 Fax No: (605) 226-7446E-mail address: timothy.lapointe@bia.gov Website: http://www.bia.gov

Midwest Regional Office, BIA

(612) 713-4400 (612) 713-4401

Diane Rosen, Regional Director

Bloomington, MN 55437Phone No: Fax No:

Norman Pointe II Building5600 W. American Boulevard, Suite 500

E-mail address: diane.rosen@bia.gov Website: http://www.bia.gov/

(505) 863-8324

Sharon Pinto, Regional Director Navajo Regional Office, BIA P.O. Box 1060Gallup, NM 87301Phone No: (505) 863-8314 Fax No.E-mail address: sharon.pinto@bia.gov Website: http://www.bia.gov/

Northwest Regional Office, BIA

(503) 231-6702 (503) 231-2201

Stanley Speaks, Regional Director

Portland, OR 97232 Phone No: Fax No:

911 NE 11th Avenue

E-mail address: stanley.speaks@bia.gov Website: http://www.bia.gov/

Pacific Regional Office, BIA

(916) 978-6000 (916) 978-6099

Amy Dutschke, Regional Director

Sacramento, CA 95825Phone No: Fax No:

2800 Cottage Way

E-mail address: amy.dutschke@bia.gov Website: http://www.bia.gov/

(406) 247-7943 (406) 247-7976

Darryl LaCounte, Regional DirectorRocky Mountain Regional Office, BIA

2021 4th Avenue North Billings, MT 59101Phone No: Fax No:

E-mail address: darryl.lacounte@bia.gov Website: http://www.bia.gov

Southern Plains Regional Office, BIA

(405) 247-5611

Dan Deerinwater, Regional Director

Anadarko, OK 73005P.O. Box 368

Phone No: (405) 247-6673 Fax No:E-mail address: karinda.eden@bia.gov Website: http://www.bia.gov

Southwest Regional Office, BIA

(505) 563-3100 (505) 563-3101

William T. Walker, Regional Director

Albuquerque, NM 87104-2303Phone No: Fax No:

1001 Indian School Road, NW

E-mail address