Dr. Diane Teeman serves her community as Director of Culture and Heritage for the Burns Paiute Tribe
The Burns Paiute Tribe is primarily comprised of the descendants of the Wada'tika Band of Northern Paiutes. The traditional homelands of the Burns Paiute include 5250 square miles of land in central-southeastern Oregon, Northern Nevada, northwestern California and western Idaho. Malheur National Wildlife Refuge exists today within this boundary. The Burns Paiute are the original stewards of this land and maintain that relationship to this day. This presentation will include much of the history and culture of the Burns Paiute Tribe, it's relationship with the land for which the Refuge exists within, and the future of cooperative management between the Burns Paiute and US Fish and Wildlife Service.
To learn more about the Burns Paiute Tribe visit their website: https://burnspaiute-nsn.gov/
To support the Burns Paiute Tribe you can make a contribution to their Foundation: https://burnspaiute-nsn.gov/about-the-tribe/foundation/
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