Native American Affairs Program
Program Support—California-Great Basin
(Interior Region 10)
Formerly the Mid-Pacific Region
The California-Great Basin Region encompasses southern Oregon, northwestern Nevada, and northern California. There are approximately 83 federally recognized Indian tribes and bands (8 without a land base) in this region. The region's Native American Affairs Office coordinates with other Reclamation-wide activities and programs to serve as a bridge between Reclamation and Indian tribes in the region. In this approach, each of region's five Area Offices seek to obtain Tribal perspectives and to present Reclamation's perspective to Indian tribes. Understanding each of these perspectives helps to solve problems and achieve goals.
The principal objective of this region's Native American Affairs Office is to increase Tribal opportunities to develop and manage their water resources. Overall goals and responsibilities in this region include:
- Solving problems between Reclamation and Indian tribes, preventing problems, and communicating effectively.
- Ensuring Tribal perspectives are included in Reclamation's decision processes.
- Consulting with Indian tribes on a government-to-government basis on issues of mutual concern.
- Increasing Reclamation programs on reservations and rancherias.
- Participating in Indian Water Rights Settlements.
- Sharing specialized knowledge with internal and external customers.
There are 15 reservations and 60 rancherias in the region, constituting homelands of 75 Indian tribes. Of the 75 tribes with land holdings, 58 tribes have land holdings of less than 300 acres. The reservations and rancherias range from less than 1 acre to more than 476,000 acres, with populations ranging from 10 to more than 5,000 people.
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| Name, Title | Office | Telephone Number | |
| Kevin Clancy Regional Native American Affairs Program Manager |
Regional Office 2800 Cottage Way Sacramento CA 95825 |
(916) 978-5194 | kclancy@usbr.gov |
| Michael Jackson Area Office Manager |
South Central California Area Office 1243 N Street Fresno CA 93721 |
(559) 487-5116 | mjackson@usbr.gov |
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Drew Lassard Area Office Manager |
Central California Area Office 7794 Folsom Dam Road Folsom CA 95630 |
(916) 988-1707 | dlessard@usbr.gov |
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Donald Bader Area Office Manager |
Northern California Area Office 16349 Shasta Dam Boulevard Shasta Lake CA 96019 |
(530) 275-1554 | dbader@usbr.gov |
| Terri Edwards Area Office Manager |
Lahonton Basin Area Office 705 North Plaza Street, Suite #320 Carson City NV 89701 |
(775) 882-3436 | tedwards@usbr.gov |
| Alan Heck Acting Area Office Manager |
Klamath Basin Area Office 6600 Washburn Klamath Falls OR 97603 |
(541) 880-2588 | aheck@usbr.gov |
| Tribes in the Region (Adobe PDF) | |||
