
Upper Lake Dance House which burned down about 1906.
(Meighan and Riddell 1972: 17)
Membership
Current Membership
Upper Lake has a General Membership of approximately 181+ Tribal Members. The majority of the Members reside in the counties of Lake, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, Napa, Mendocino, Sonoma, Yolo, Alameda and Los Angeles County due to historic displacement and a lack of educational and employment opportunities.
The Tribe’s criteria for membership is as follows:
1. Members whose names appeared on the Cecil Andrus partial judgment of May 15, 1979;
2. Lineal descendants of the members of the above (considered the Base Roll);
3. Moratorium with the following exceptions:
* Newborns
* Young Adults 18 yrs. old who are permitted a 1 yr. period to apply due to parents not enrolling them sooner.
* Pending applications received by December 13, 2002.
Tribal Government
The governing body of the Tribe is the Executive Council. The Executive Council consists of seven (7) Council Members.
2007 Meeting Schedule
Executive Council (EC) Meeting Start Time: 9:00 a.m.
General Membership (GM) Meeting Start Time: 12 p.m.
All meetings are held at the Tribal Office except those in red, which are held at the Lakeport Senior Center
| January 6 |
EC & GM |
| February 10 | EC |
| March 10 | EC |
| April 14 |
EC & GM |
| May 12 | EC |
| June 9 | EC |
| July 14 |
EC & GM |
| August 11 | EC |
| September 8 | EC |
| October 13 |
EC & GM |
| November 10 | EC |
| December 8 | EC |