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Western Region Overview
The Western Regional Office, located in Phoenix Arizona has a service population of approximately 143,000 American Indian people enrolled in forty-two tribes. It is responsible for 12,950,000 acres primarily in the states of Arizona (excluding the Navajo Region), Nevada and Utah. Portions are also in California, Oregon and Idaho. Thirteen Indian Agencies and an Irrigation Project are Western Regional Office partners.
A swift overview of the Region’s tribes include the O’odham, Yaqui, Yuman and Pai Tribes of Arizona’s low and mid deserts and Grand Canyon, and the Apache of the mid-deserts and mountain forests. The Hopi live on Arizona’s Colorado Plateau mesas. Nevada has many bands and tribes of Shoshone and Paiute people. The many tribes and bands of Ute people inspired the state of Utah's name.
Regional Announcements
Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act Information and Monthly Progress Updates
Draft Environmental Impact Statement 20110400, is now available for public review. EIS No. 20110400 addresses the proposed KRoad Moapa Solar Generation Facility Project to be located on the Moapa River Indian Reservation in Clark County, Nevada.
The DEIS can be viewed or downloaded by clicking here: K-Road/Moapa Solar Project DEIS
November 25, 2011 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Federal Register Notice, right side of page
November 25, 2011 Environmental Protections Agency (EPA) Notice, eighth notice on the page
Public meetings will be held on December 14, 2011 at the Moapa Tribal Hall on the Reservation from 5:30 to 7:30 P.M.and on December 15, 2011 from 5:30 to 7:30 P.M. at the Bureau of Land Management Southern Nevada District Office in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Comments are due by COB January 9, 2011
For further information, please contact Ms. Amy Heuslein, BIA Western Region Environmental Protection Officer at (602) 379-6750 or amy.heuslein@bia.gov
November, 2011 Arizona Centennial Project Tribal Series - Arizona Republic Newspaper's web page - AZCentral.com
Mailing/Physical Address:
Western Regional Office
2600 N. Central Avenue,
4th Floor Mailroom
Phoenix, AZ 85004-3050
Telephone: (602) 379-6600
Telefax: (602) 379-4413
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Bryan Bowker
Regional Director
Matt Crain
Deputy Regional Director, Indian Services
Rodney McVey
Deputy Regional Director, Trust Services