Nick Tipon is a member and elder of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. A former teacher, he has served on the tribe’s Education and Sacred Sites Protection committees, and is also the tribe’s National Parks and NAGPRA Liaison. Nick is a board member of the California Mission Studies Association and currently serves on the The Society for California Archaeology’s Ethics Committee where he focuses on tribal consultation under CEQA and Section 106 with federal, state and local governmental agencies to avoid disturbances of and protect the cultural resources of the tribe. (www.gratonrancheria.org)
