August 26, 2015 Wednesday, August 26, 2015 Kenneth McDarment Vice Chairman, Tule River Tribe.

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August 26, 2015 Wednesday, August 26, 2015 Kenneth McDarment Vice Chairman, Tule River Tribe

1854 Tejon Reservation was established by the U.S. at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, near Ft. Tejon. The reservation was occupied by Yokuts Indians The original Tule River Indian Reservation was established north of the Tejon Reservation. August 26, 2015

Original Tule River Indian Reservation The original Reservation included 2,240 acres of prime San Joaquin Valley farmland located in Tulare County, California. The location of this original Reservation was selected by the federal government to provide the Tribe with a permanent homeland. It was known as the “Madden Farm.” August 26, 2015

Indian Removal from the Madden Farm 1873 President Grant establishes 48,000 acre Tule River Reservation. Later that year, Grant doubled the Reservation’s size to 91,837 acres because of poor agricultural lands. Only a very small portion of the new Reservation land was suitable for agricultural development! A conflict arose because the Indians refused to abandon their crops at the Madden Farm for the lands of the new reservation. August 26, 2015

Tule River Reservation 1876 As a result of the conflict, the Yokut and Tejon Indians on the Madden Farm were forcefully and violently removed to the new reservation Four landowners in the expanded Reservation complained to the United States about the loss of “their” land. President Hayes issued a third Executive Order that reduced the size of the Reservation back to its approximately original size. August 26, 2015

Views of the Reservation August 26, 2015

The Current Drought Situation Faced by the Tule River Tribe Like the rest of California, Tule River has faced drought for many of the past years. Unlike the rest of California, Tule River has been consistently running out of water every summer. August 26, 2015

Contemporary Efforts and Settlement Discussions 1971 – Tribe started work to establish their water rights. Former Chairman Alec Garfield made many trips to Washington, D.C. to get the attention of Federal and Congressional officials concerning the water plight of the Tribe. August 26, 2015

Contemporary Efforts and Settlement Discussions Negotiations begin Settlement Agreement is reached regarding the Tribe’s water rights and a water storage project present – Many more studies undertaken including a new round of alternatives analysis to negotiate with the United States. Total spent by the Tribe on studies using grants and its own money 1995 to date = at least $769,000. August 26, 2015

2007 Settlement Agreement Agreement is between the Tule River Indian Tribe, the Tule River Association, and the South Tule Independent Ditch Company. These two entities represent a majority of the water users, of the South Fork Tule River Agreement recognizes the Tribe’s right to water in the amount of 5,828 acre feet per year and the right to construct a reservoir on its Reservation. August 26, 2015

2007 Settlement Agreement Tribe’s future water demand in 2112 = 7,103 acre feet per year. To meet the demand, the 2007 Agreement calls for a dam project in conjunction with other infrastructure. Dam will impound a 5,000 acre-foot reservoir. Preferred location is the Lower Bear Creek site on the South Fork Tule River. August 26, 2015

Lower Bear Creek (before drought) August 26, 2015

Inability to Garner US Support Despite participating extensively in the negotiations and helping to draft the 2007 Settlement Agreement, the United States does not support the Agreement -- says it is too costly. United States effectively reorganizes the Federal Negotiation Team in 2014, putting a Bureau of Reclamation technical expert in the lead. United States goes back to the drawing board to study any and all alternatives – Tribe participates. No signal from Interior that it will support final alternative selected or any indication of what it will support. August 26, 2015

Frustration with Settlement Policy and Practice Tribe spent extensive time after the 2007 Agreement analyzing the envisioned storage project. Despite this lengthy process, the U.S. starts over from scratch to re-evaluate alternatives, many of which had already been studied. Because we now have to look at other alternatives, the 2007 Settlement Agreement may have to be re-negotiated, which could threaten an overall Agreement. Re-negotiation could force Tule to expend more money up front to even get to settlement, e.g. purchasing non-Indian property or other expenses. August 26, 2015

Frustration with Settlement Policy and Practice Current settlement process is very inefficient. Negotiation should only occur once, not multiple times. Federal Negotiation Teams need more authority delegated from Interior Working Group. There is a lack of resources for the U.S. and for the Tribes. The Tule River Tribe had to pay for a large portion of the analysis. The current practice is slow to respond and seemingly only does so when there is an emergency. August 26, 2015

Frustration with Settlement Policy and Practice Delays increase the cost of water infrastructure, thereby making the settlement unpopular politically, thereby creating more delay and cost – a death vortex for tribes. Tule River has agreeable downstream users, so it should not be so delayed and time consuming. This undercuts the purpose of settlement; Process very confusing and costly to all parties; Difficult to maintain support of other negotiating parties when the process is so slow and convoluted. August 26, 2015

QUESTIONS? August 26, 2015

THANK YOU August 26, 2015