Te-Moak website updated

Te-Moak - The Te-moak tribe has updated their website.

Exclusion hearing outcome

Te-Moak - As posted before, the tribal council held a meeting to exclude a resident of Battle mountain band.

Hush tribal meeting set

Te-moak council - Chairman Davis Gonzales has set a hush-hush meeting for May 22.

Some families more important than the handicapped

Te-Moak Tribe - At the last housing meeting tribal police was called.

Te-Moak council to hold exclusion meeting

Te-Moak- The Te-Moak council will hold an exclusion meeting for a resident of Battle mountain band.

More information on Wayne Bill's Removal

Tribal Council - A copy of a Te-Moak meeting notice concerning Wayne Bill’s removal from the Te-Moak council surfaced showing that it was signed by the chairman on April 18th.

Conspiracy in Wayne Bill's removal from council?

Tribal Council - A check of the Te-Moak Facebook page does not have a meeting notice for the tribal council meeting that happened on Monday, April 21.

Raymond Yowell's BLM fight told by Fox news

South Fork - Fox news is running a story on Raymond Yowell and his fight against the BLM about grazing his cattle on BLM land which is really Shoshone land.

Secret contract approved in Secret Meeting

Tribal Council - A secret contract for tribal chairman Davis Gonzales was shown at Monday's tribal council meeting.

Out of Control Te-Moak Council Meeting Ends with Sirens

Te-Moak Council - An ambulance was called to tonight's Te-Moak Council meeting when an elder of the Tribe suffered a medical condition.

Te-Moak Tribe On Facebook

TE-MOAK TRIBE - The Te-Moak Tribe is now on Facebook.  The Facebook page can be found here.

UPDATE - Chimney Fire Burned Close, No Structure Loss

     SOUTH FORK BAND - The so-called "Chimney Fire" burned onto the South Fork Reservation, but no structures on the reservation were lost.  The fire is 65 percent contained.

BREAKING NEWS - Fire Reaches South Fork Reservation

     SOUTH FORK BAND - It is being reported that the so-called "Chimney Fire" has reached the South Fork reservation, prompting evacuations.

BIA Reject Tribes Request for Second Partial Payment

     TE-MOAK TRIBE - The Bureau of Indian Affairs has posted an update on the Western Shoshone Claims website that begins "We have received several letters from Western Shoshone tribal leaders who on behalf of their membership have requested a second partial payment."

Wells Band Gets Enterprise Grant

     WELLS BAND - Vegas Inc. has the article The Notes: July 16, 2012 that reports "The Wells Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada will receive $52,800 to conduct a financial and market feasibility study and business plan for a Holiday Inn Express on tribal land."

Tribal Member Injuried in Bike Accident

     WELLS NV - The Elko Daily Free Press has the article Man Injured in Bike Crash that begins "A Wells man was flown to Elko with severe head trauma Thursday night after a bicycle collision."

Te-Moak Tribe to Receive Part of Cobell Settlement

     TE-MOAK TRIBE - The Sacramento Bee has the story List of 44 tribes in a government $1B settlement that begins "Forty-four American Indian tribes are part of the $1 billion settlement with the U.S. government over claims of mismanaged trust funds."

Tribal Council Sets Election Date

     TE-MOAK TRIBE - The Te-Moak Tribe has set an election date for the tribal-wide elections.

BIA Posts Western Shoshone Claims Update for June

     TE-MOAK TRIBE - The Bureau of Indian Affairs has posted a June update on their Western Shoshone Claims website.
     According to the update, the BIA has completed the quality assurance review on all the applications received by December 31, 2010.

BIA Posts New Progress Report, Review Two Weeks Behind

     The Bureau of Indian Affairs Western Shoshone Claims website has posted a new Progress Report through April 7, 2012 and a Western Shoshone Project Update.  The update begins "To complete the quality assurance (QA) process, the Western Shoshone Project Office needs to conduct QA reviews on 773 applications that were received up to close of business on December 31, 2010."
     And continues "The BIA is getting close to completing the QA reviews of these remaining applications and is approximately 2 weeks behind schedule."