▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁the ▁Ag ai ▁Pan ina ▁T icut ta ▁Tri be ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁P ai ute ▁Nation ▁voted ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁their ▁traditional ▁form ▁of ▁government , ▁with ▁her edit ary ▁chief s . ▁They ▁created ▁a ▁new ▁elected ▁government ▁under ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁Indian ▁Re organ ization ▁Act . ▁Following ▁this ▁action , ▁they ▁received ▁federal ▁recognition ▁as ▁the ▁Sum mit ▁Lake ▁P ai ute ▁Tri be ▁on ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Today ▁ ▁The ▁Sum mit ▁Lake ▁P ai ute ' s ▁trib al ▁headquarters ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁S par ks , ▁Nev ada . ▁They ▁have ▁a ▁government - to - g overn ment ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁US ▁federal ▁government . ▁Currently ▁ 1 2 0 ▁people ▁are ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁tribe . ▁Their ▁priority ▁is ▁protection ▁of ▁their ▁natural ▁and ▁environmental ▁resources . ▁Out s iders ▁are ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁h unt ▁or ▁fish ▁on ▁the ▁res ervation . ▁ ▁The ▁tribe ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁an ▁elected ▁five - person ▁Trib al ▁Council , ▁including ▁the ▁chair person . ▁They ▁are ▁elected ▁for ▁three - year ▁terms . ▁Their ▁ 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 2 ▁trib al ▁council ▁is ▁as ▁follows : ▁Chair w oman : ▁Page ▁L inton ▁Vice - Ch air person : ▁Rand i ▁De - s oto ▁Secretary / T reas urer : ▁Eug ene ▁M ace ▁Member :