Berry Creek Rancheria of Tyme Maidu Indians of California is a Federally Recognized Native American Tribe located in Oroville, California. As a sovereign government, we work hard to provide for our citizens, protect our future as Maidu people, and support the greater community through our projects and enterprises.
Program Information The Tribe operates an Indian Child Welfare (ICWA) program funded through the Bureau of Indian Affairs and supported, through non-competitive grants with State general fund dollars to promote the stability and security of tribal families and to operate child and family services program designed to prevent the break-up of native families. Given that general purpose and responsibility, the Tribe attends, participates, and collaborates with county child welfare agencies in the counties where tribal children and families live. The tribe provides case management and facilitates the access to treatment services for tribal member citizens and their children, identifies and locates resources to support families and supports families in juvenile, family and criminal court. The Tribe has an allocation from the state of California, using state general fund dollars to run a Tribally Approved Homes program, recruiting, building and training a pool of foster, adoptive, and kinship families. Additionally, the tribe has a funding source to support an attorney's participation in juvenile or other dependency actions taken by the State Superior Court.
We are a small office/department of 3-4 person when fully staffed, and depend on the flexibility of each of us to work in an unstructured unpredictable environment with solid common sense and good decision-making skills. Their are few written processes and procedures and an ability to work as a team, ask questions and ask for help is a necessity.
A student may be asked to pitch in and help with tribal community events, helping families to organize their home, meet with them to develop a safety plan, advocate for parents and/or the tribe in court, complete home inspections and/or visit children in juvenile hall.
The student will have to pass a character investigation and background check.