OVIWC MISSION

We are a Tribally-led organization in the Owens Valley and Eastern Sierra working toward healthy homelands for our communities here in Payahuunadü. For the past 35 years, we have advocated for land, water, and all life and we now collectively steward 10 acres of our ancestral homeland and water rights.

PROMOTING & PROTECTING OUR WATER, LAND AND ENVIRONMENT

We work together with Payahuunadü Tribes to advance self-sufficiency and sovereignty, protect and promote culture and traditions, increase sustainability and food security, preserve and restore land and habitat, improve water quality and increase water supply, increase Indigenous farming and ranching, improve environmental and human health conditions in the Owens Valley and Eastern Sierra, and to assist Tribes with securing water rights settlements that include land acquisition.

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Youth Educational Field Trip Aug 7-10
Youth Educational Field Trip Aug 7-10

End of Summer Tribal Youth Field Trip: Water Education, Wild Fun & World Film Premiere

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Owens Valley Tribal Environmental Youth Camp
Owens Valley Tribal Environmental Youth Camp

2025 Environmental Youth Camp

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Volunteer Stewardship At Three Creeks
Volunteer Stewardship At Three Creeks

Earth Day Stewardship at Three Creeks

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Let's Talk about Snakes in the Eastern Sierra
Let's Talk about Snakes in the Eastern Sierra

Let’s Talk About Snakes in the Eastern Sierra with Ceal Klinger

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Join the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission to Bless and Clean-Up Keough's Hot Springs
Join the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission to Bless and Clean-Up Keough's Hot Springs

Join the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission to Bless and Clean-Up Keough's Hot Springs

Date: March 19, 2025

Time: 3:30 PM

Location: 800 Keough's Hot Springs Road

Elders and Youth Welcome

Let's come together as a community to honor and care for this special place.

Snacks will be served

We look forward to seeing you there!

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FFA/4H Scholarships
FFA/4H Scholarships

Owens Valley Indian Water Commission is now accepting youth scholarship applications for the FFA/4-H market animal project expenses for the 2025 school year.

Open to all tribal students residing in Payahuunadü

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Bids Wanted for Three Creeks Improvements
Bids Wanted for Three Creeks Improvements

CALLING ALL BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS!

WE'RE SEEKING BIDS FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIRS AND REMODELS AT THREE CREEKS.

VISIT THE LINKS IN OUR BIO FOR DETAILS ON THE COMMUNITY HOUSE AND COTTAGE BID REQUESTS.

LET'S BUILD TOGETHER!

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October 27 Film Screening
October 27 Film Screening

OWENS VALLEY INDIAN WATER COMMISSION INVITES YOU

TO JOIN US FOR AN AFTERNOON OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS

FOLLOWED BY A PANEL DISCUSSION

EXPLORING INDIGENOUS WATER RIGHTS AND NATIVE VOICES IN HOLLYWOOD

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Health and Wellness Survey
Health and Wellness Survey

We are still accepting responses to our Health and Wellness survey. Please click this link to let us know your opinions.

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Job Opportunities
Job Opportunities

The Three Creeks Collective invites you to consider joining us for a full-time/part-time stewardship position at Three Creeks, a 5-acre healing sanctuary in Big Pine now under the care of the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission.

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2024 Tribal Environmental Youth Camp

Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/OVCamp24

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Tribal Soil Training June 7
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ALL NEWS AND ARCHIVES

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Here at Three Creeks we are going to be holding a day dedicated for Elders Only to connect with one another, play some bingo and chup-tuhii, share and participate in cultural activities and tour the beautiful land. Meals will be provided. October 24t
Three Creeks welcomes our new Stewards: 🌱Aaron Rave & John Cortes🌱 dahlia’s, tomatillos and egg plant growing in the gardens😊
Feeling deeply blessed for all our relatives who joined us on the land for our first Nation Builders Youth Summit with @indigenousfuturessociety! Special thanks to @j_neenzs and @young_elder.berry for supporting in the planning of such a powerful eve
Free community class! Natural building & plaster repair at Three Creeks! Monday, September 28th 9am-12pm Lunch provided Join earthen builders and artists Siri Gunnarson and Leslie Roberts, in collaboration with @bishoppaiutefoodsovereignty to l
Grateful for all the stewardship happening on the land here at Pahidu Payahupuü (Three Flowing Waters aka Three Creeks) From fruit processing to soil testing to clearing waterways to deepening relationships with neighbors to planning youth sum
Last Thursday during our Wellbriety gathering, our group had the opportunity to harvest some of our beautiful amaranth seeds. Amaranth is a meaningful plant that can be used in many different ways, making this a wonderful hands-on learning experience
🌱 **Indigenous Futures Society: Nation Builders is coming to Payahuunadü!** We’re excited to gather Indigenous young leaders (ages 16–30) for time on the land, meaningful learning, and connection with local Tribal knowledge keepers
Save the Date! October 10 11 AM–4 PM | C5 Studios, Bishop, CA Step into the world of puppet making with a fun, hands-on introductory workshop! This is just the beginning, leading into a larger creative workshop series in 2027, where we’l
Check out these powerful young women stepping up, learning new skills, and taking charge! They’re learning how to safely operate our small Bobcat while putting those skills to work at Three Creeks.

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