United Auburn Indian Community

Total tribal membership of UAIC is approximately 170, with 52 members residing on the Auburn Rancheria (39°01′22″N 121°19′28″W / 39.02278°N 121.32444°W / 39.02278; -121.32444), located in western Placer County near the community of Sheridan.

Status, sharing, trading, ceremonies and disagreements were important adjuncts to the gathering and distribution of food.

[3] The governmental structure allowed by the IRA placed the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in charge of elections among Indian tribes to allow each tribe to accept or reject the tribal reorganization provisions of the IRA.

[2] A provision in the act permits the tribe to purchase lands in Placer County to create a new reservation.

[2] In September 2002, the U.S. Department of the Interior took into trust the 49-acre (200,000 m2) parcel of property that the Thunder Valley Casino is built on today.

[5] The UAIC Community Giving Program, a philanthropic branch of tribal government established by the Tribe in March 2004, has provided over $4.6 million USD to nonprofit organizations supporting needs in education, health, arts and humanities, environment, community development and social services.

[6] UAIC has also established its own Education Department as a means to provide tribal members with educational programs, activities and services and maintains an Environmental Protection Office to address tribal environmental issues.

In an unprecedented approach, the UAIC worked closely with Placer County, neighboring cities, and citizens that resulted in a Memorandum of Understanding to mitigate any potential impacts of the proposed development.