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Suscol Intertribal Council
is a community-based, 501(c) 3 organization, founded in 1972 and reactivated in 1992, seeking to bring healing between the existing population and the people who historically inhabited Napa Valley and nearby counties.The Mission of Suscol Intertribal Council
is to develop and maintain a Native American Cultural Center in Chiles-Pope Valley, located in the Northeastern corner of Napa County, CA. The Cultural Center will be a sustainable, environmentally-friendly, open space whose living sculpture building will be used for educational outreach as well as preserving and protecting Native American sacred sites and traditions. Suscol Council is dedicated to preserving human rights for indigenous people by linking with other NGOs around the world.
Since 1992 Suscol Council has developed local educational outreach programs for public schools (K-14), community clubs, and other organizations. Suscol Council develops contracts with organizations that seek to connect with California tribes or urban Indians. Suscol Council has developed a mentorship program to help California Native people make connections with agencies, foundations, and corporations that might be helpful to them.
Suscol Council is located in the Napa Valley, believed to be one of the oldest inhabited areas in North America. There is however, no longer a land-based tribe in this county, due to historical mass relocations and detrimental exposure to diseases.
Suscol Council Flow Chart
Suscol Council Budget 2007-08
NEWSLETTER summer 2007
NEWSLETTER winter 2007
NEWSLETTERSpring 2008
Pow-wow 2007-2008
Art and Wine Auction 2007-2008
"Our friends" and Links
The Suscol Council Executive Board
As of July 2007
Chair:
Valerie "Rie" Casale,
(Ojibwa)
valerie@ceranch.com
A Napa Valley Native, joined the Suscol Council in 1998
Affiliations:
Honig Winery, Rutherford;
AS Degree in Wine Marketing and Sales;
4-H parent leader
Vice-Chair:
Tom Tilton,
(Choctaw)
Affiliations:
Mantracking Association with Fernando Moreira; Accomplished Traditional Artisan
Secretary:
Summer Noble ,
(Towa)
Treasurer:
Jerry Hale ,
(Seneca and Cherokee)
Affiliations:
Masonic Lodge
Director:
Ms. Charlie Toledo,
(Towa)
Affiliations:
California Women’s Action Agenda (CAWA) Napa Co. chair;
DQ University, Board of Trustee, (1996-2003);
Napa Valley Alliance for Arts and Culture, (Suscol Council rep);
Community Technology Foundation of California, trustee; Women’s Intercultural Network (WIN), Chair;
Coalition of Native American Associations(Suscol Council rep);
California Rural Indian Health Board program;
AITEN advisory commission
Members at Large:
Chair of Suskol Building Committee;
Suskol House Project:
Hilario Mata,
(Apache)
Affiliations:
Volunteer Center Contra Costa County,
Habitat for Humanity,
Board of Directors.
Margarita Servin Mata,
(Aztec)
Affiliations:
Habitat for Humanity volunteer,
Concord Moose Woman's Meals on Wheels program,
Volunteer Center's RSVP and Adopt a Family programs, Monument Crisis Center Christmas program etc,
Mother and grandmother, married to Hilario for 40 years.
Suskol Building Committee, website maintentance:
Tom King-McMahon,
(
Algonquian-Wendat-Métis)
Affiliations:
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
Canadian Metis Council
Suscol Council Cultural Advisory Committee:
Elder Advisor:
Norma Knight,
a Pomo and Mountain Maidu Elder, is a registered member of the Round Valley Indian reservation. An original founder of the Suscol Indian Council (1972), since 1980 she has served on the Board of Trustees at DQ University, (one of the first tribally run Indian colleges in California) and was a tribal advisor to the Indian Health Board. She is now a principal elder advisor to the Suscol Intertribal Council, providing direction for activities and programs, and fair resolution of problems or conflicts that arise among tribes or individuals.
Memorial
Jim Big Bear King (Montana Crow) will be missed dearly.
He was a veteran of two wars and one of the founders of American Indian Movement AIM, Suskol Indian Council which helped establish protocols for Native burial sites in Calif through the establishment of the Native American Heritage Commission.
He also supported the take-over of Alcatraz and DQU back in the rowdy 70's.
I have been honored to have had him as a personal mentor all these years and give thanks for all the great jokes and memories he leaves on his final Warrior's journey home! (Charlie Toledo)
More about Jim Big Bear King......
Advisor:
Ronald Lincoln,
of Pomo, Wailacki, and Cancow descent, is a registered member of the Round Valley Indian Reservation. He has 26 years experience in tribal governance and administration. He is the culture bearer for his tribe, does outreach, and travels through Mendocino, Sonoma, and Napa counties as an advisor and consultant.
Advisor:
Jackie Lincoln,
of Paiute descent, is a registered member of the Fort Bidwell Reservation. She is a basket maker, traditional regalia maker and artisan. She is a teacher, mother, and culture bearer for her tribe.
Advisor:
Coleen McCloud, of Pomo-Wappo descent, is a registered member of the Stewarts Point Rancheria (Kashaya). She is experienced in the making of regalia and has for many years taught her family and tribal traditions. She is the culture bearer for her tribe at Kashaya.
Copyright 2007 - Suscol Intertribal Council - All rights reserved
"Our friends" and Links
The Suscol Council Executive Board
As of July 2007
Chair:
Valerie "Rie" Casale,
(Ojibwa)
valerie@ceranch.com
A Napa Valley Native, joined the Suscol Council in 1998
Affiliations:
Honig Winery, Rutherford;
AS Degree in Wine Marketing and Sales;
4-H parent leader
Vice-Chair:
Tom Tilton,
(Choctaw)
Affiliations:
Mantracking Association with Fernando Moreira; Accomplished Traditional Artisan
Secretary:
Summer Noble ,
(Towa)
Treasurer:
Jerry Hale ,
(Seneca and Cherokee)
Affiliations:
Masonic Lodge
Director:
Ms. Charlie Toledo,
(Towa)
Affiliations:
California Women’s Action Agenda (CAWA) Napa Co. chair;
DQ University, Board of Trustee, (1996-2003);
Napa Valley Alliance for Arts and Culture, (Suscol Council rep);
Community Technology Foundation of California, trustee; Women’s Intercultural Network (WIN), Chair;
Coalition of Native American Associations(Suscol Council rep);
California Rural Indian Health Board program;
AITEN advisory commission
Members at Large:
Chair of Suskol Building Committee;
Suskol House Project:
Hilario Mata,
(Apache)
Affiliations:
Volunteer Center Contra Costa County,
Habitat for Humanity,
Board of Directors.
Margarita Servin Mata,
(Aztec)
Affiliations:
Habitat for Humanity volunteer,
Concord Moose Woman's Meals on Wheels program,
Volunteer Center's RSVP and Adopt a Family programs, Monument Crisis Center Christmas program etc,
Mother and grandmother, married to Hilario for 40 years.
Suskol Building Committee, website maintentance:
Tom King-McMahon,
(
Algonquian-Wendat-Métis)
Affiliations:
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
Canadian Metis Council
Suscol Council Cultural Advisory Committee:
Elder Advisor:
Norma Knight,
a Pomo and Mountain Maidu Elder, is a registered member of the Round Valley Indian reservation. An original founder of the Suscol Indian Council (1972), since 1980 she has served on the Board of Trustees at DQ University, (one of the first tribally run Indian colleges in California) and was a tribal advisor to the Indian Health Board. She is now a principal elder advisor to the Suscol Intertribal Council, providing direction for activities and programs, and fair resolution of problems or conflicts that arise among tribes or individuals.
Memorial
Jim Big Bear King (Montana Crow) will be missed dearly.
He was a veteran of two wars and one of the founders of American Indian Movement AIM, Suskol Indian Council which helped establish protocols for Native burial sites in Calif through the establishment of the Native American Heritage Commission.
He also supported the take-over of Alcatraz and DQU back in the rowdy 70's.
I have been honored to have had him as a personal mentor all these years and give thanks for all the great jokes and memories he leaves on his final Warrior's journey home! (Charlie Toledo)
More about Jim Big Bear King......
Advisor:
Ronald Lincoln,
of Pomo, Wailacki, and Cancow descent, is a registered member of the Round Valley Indian Reservation. He has 26 years experience in tribal governance and administration. He is the culture bearer for his tribe, does outreach, and travels through Mendocino, Sonoma, and Napa counties as an advisor and consultant.
Advisor:
Jackie Lincoln,
of Paiute descent, is a registered member of the Fort Bidwell Reservation. She is a basket maker, traditional regalia maker and artisan. She is a teacher, mother, and culture bearer for her tribe.
Advisor:
Coleen McCloud, of Pomo-Wappo descent, is a registered member of the Stewarts Point Rancheria (Kashaya). She is experienced in the making of regalia and has for many years taught her family and tribal traditions. She is the culture bearer for her tribe at Kashaya.
Copyright 2007 - Suscol Intertribal Council - All rights reserved
Chair:
Valerie "Rie" Casale,(Ojibwa)
valerie@ceranch.com
A Napa Valley Native, joined the Suscol Council in 1998
Affiliations:
Honig Winery, Rutherford;
AS Degree in Wine Marketing and Sales;
4-H parent leader
Vice-Chair:
Tom Tilton,(Choctaw)
Affiliations:
Mantracking Association with Fernando Moreira; Accomplished Traditional Artisan
Secretary:
Summer Noble ,(Towa)
Treasurer:
Jerry Hale ,(Seneca and Cherokee)
Affiliations:
Masonic Lodge
Director:
Ms. Charlie Toledo,(Towa)
Affiliations:
California Women’s Action Agenda (CAWA) Napa Co. chair;
DQ University, Board of Trustee, (1996-2003);
Napa Valley Alliance for Arts and Culture, (Suscol Council rep);
Community Technology Foundation of California, trustee; Women’s Intercultural Network (WIN), Chair;
Coalition of Native American Associations(Suscol Council rep);
California Rural Indian Health Board program;
AITEN advisory commission
Chair of Suskol Building Committee;
Suskol House Project:
Hilario Mata,(Apache)
Affiliations:
Volunteer Center Contra Costa County,
Habitat for Humanity,
Board of Directors.
Margarita Servin Mata,
(Aztec)
Affiliations:
Habitat for Humanity volunteer,
Concord Moose Woman's Meals on Wheels program,
Volunteer Center's RSVP and Adopt a Family programs, Monument Crisis Center Christmas program etc,
Mother and grandmother, married to Hilario for 40 years.
Suskol Building Committee, website maintentance:
Tom King-McMahon,( Algonquian-Wendat-Métis)
Affiliations:
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
Canadian Metis Council
Elder Advisor:
Norma Knight,
a Pomo and Mountain Maidu Elder, is a registered member of the Round Valley Indian reservation. An original founder of the Suscol Indian Council (1972), since 1980 she has served on the Board of Trustees at DQ University, (one of the first tribally run Indian colleges in California) and was a tribal advisor to the Indian Health Board. She is now a principal elder advisor to the Suscol Intertribal Council, providing direction for activities and programs, and fair resolution of problems or conflicts that arise among tribes or individuals.
Memorial
Jim Big Bear King (Montana Crow) will be missed dearly.
He was a veteran of two wars and one of the founders of American Indian Movement AIM, Suskol Indian Council which helped establish protocols for Native burial sites in Calif through the establishment of the Native American Heritage Commission. He also supported the take-over of Alcatraz and DQU back in the rowdy 70's. I have been honored to have had him as a personal mentor all these years and give thanks for all the great jokes and memories he leaves on his final Warrior's journey home! (Charlie Toledo)
Advisor:
Ronald Lincoln,
of Pomo, Wailacki, and Cancow descent, is a registered member of the Round Valley Indian Reservation. He has 26 years experience in tribal governance and administration. He is the culture bearer for his tribe, does outreach, and travels through Mendocino, Sonoma, and Napa counties as an advisor and consultant.
Advisor:
Jackie Lincoln,
of Paiute descent, is a registered member of the Fort Bidwell Reservation. She is a basket maker, traditional regalia maker and artisan. She is a teacher, mother, and culture bearer for her tribe.
Advisor:
Coleen McCloud, of Pomo-Wappo descent, is a registered member of the Stewarts Point Rancheria (Kashaya). She is experienced in the making of regalia and has for many years taught her family and tribal traditions. She is the culture bearer for her tribe at Kashaya.