Remembering Reina

Timbisha Shoshone Homeland Act

Tribal Support Keeps CILS Going Strong

Opposing Derogatory Depictions of Indians

Precedent Set In Foster Care Adoption Cases

ICWA Benchguide

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SB 1231: Tribal Public Housing Tax Exemption

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Timibisha Shoshone Homeland Act

In December, 2000, capping years of legislative activity by CILS, President Clinton signed the Timbisha Shoshone Homeland Act (P.L. 106-423) which restored the Death Valley lands of the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe to Tribal control. Much of the newly created reservation is located within Death Valley 

National Park. Under an unprecedented arrangement, the Tribe and the National Park Service will manage the lands cooperatively. 

In 1936, Tribal members who lived since time immemorial around Furnace Creek in Death Valley suddenly found themselves in the position of squatters within the boundaries of a national park. The Tribe received federal recognition in 1994, also with the help of CILS, and pressed for the return of their homeland to Tribal management for the next six years. 

The new reservation includes a total of about 7,700 acres and will include Tribal housing, a community center, museum and cultural 
center.