Ron Goode

Ron Goode is the Tribal Chairman of the North Fork Mono Tribe since 1983. He is a Veteran of the United States Army, a Life Member of the Sierra Mono Museum, and of the United States Judo Federation. He is a published author of an ethnobotany book on native plants and resources titled “Cultural Traditions Endangered.” In 2017-2018, Ron was the Coordinating Lead Author for the Tribal Indigenous Communities Climate Change Assessment. Ron is also the Co-Founder of the Californai State Tribal Water Summit.

Ron and his tribal archaeological team have been conducting archaeology for five decades. There are now mapping their traditional homeland trails and watersheds, including adding ancient village and landscape names from the Nium language. Ron and the Tribe and tribal team partner with numerous colleges and Universities to conduct and train other Native American Monitors as well as agency archaeologist and cultural resource managers in new and advances archaeological techniques. Mr. Goode and his tribal and ecological team have been conducting Cultural Burns with Sequoia Park, Bass Lake Ranger District – Sierra National Forest, Cold Springs Rancheria, Private and Tribal Lands in Mariposa with the Mariposa Miwok Tribe.