| Big Pine Reservation Ethnology-Language: Owens Valley Paiute and Panamint Shoshone Established: 1912, 1937 County: Inyo Acreage: 279 Population: 450 Location: On U. S. 395 in the town of Big Pine, both sides of Bartell Road, east of the highway. Big Pine sits at the eastern base of the Sierra Nevada in the high desert of Owens Valley. Rectangular parcels dot the eastern side of the town of Big Pine, many built under the auspices of the Owens Valley Indian Housing Authority. A small casino opened prior to the Proposition 1A controversy and closed during that period. Some horses are raised and used for back packing trips into the Sierras. A quiet, small community still finding its voice. Library: The library is located in a small room within the reservation's K-12 school. The collection has about 1,500 volumes and a nearby room has a computer lab of about eight computers, with internet access on one of them. Networking the computers was identified as one of the priorities for the Education Center. There is no library staff person, but, the Director of Education, Rose Denver, has plans to apply for tribal library grants and staff the library. |
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