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Burns Paiute Tribe
A field near Burns in the vicinity of the Burns Paiute Reservation. (Scenic photo No. harDA0032a)
Contact
Address: HC-71 100 Pasigo St., Burns 97720
Phone: 541-573-1915
E-mail: dlteeman.burnspaiute@gmail.com
Web: www.burnspaiute-nsn.gov
About
Restoration: by Executive Order October 13, 1972
Number of Members: 349
Land Base Acreage: 13,736 acres
Number of people employed by the Tribe: 55
Economy
The Old Camp Casino
Points of interest
Reservation Day Pow Wow occurs two days each fall on or around October 13; annual Mothers’ Day Pow Wow.
History and culture
The Burns Paiute Reservation is located north of Burns in Harney County. Today’s tribal members are primarily the descendants of the "Wadatika" band of Paiutes who roamed central and eastern Oregon. They lived on seeds, berries, roots and vegetation they gathered and wild animals they hunted. Paiute legends say that the Paiutes have lived in this area since before the Cascade Mountains were formed, coming from the south as part of a migration throughout the Great Basin. People of the Burns Paiute Tribe were basket makers who used fibers of willow, sagebrush, tule plant and Indian hemp to weave baskets, sandals, fishing nets and traps.
Tribal court
Tribal Judge Christie Timko; Associate Judge Patricia Davis, 100 Pasigo St., Burns 97720; 541-573-2793
Tribal council
Chairperson Diane L. Teeman (2011); Vice-Chair Charisse Soucie (2011); Secretary-Treasurer LeAnne M. Teeman (2013); Sergeant at Arms Garrett Sam (2013); Members at Large DeWayne Hoodie ((2013), Lloyd Louie (2012), Jodie Richards (2012)