Tribal Work by Greg Sarris
Greg Sarris is currently the Tribal Chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. He is in his thirteenth elected term as Chairman of the Tribe and is currently leading the Tribe in its economic development endeavors with Station Casinos. Greg oversees all business negotiations and the daily operations of the Tribe. Greg spearheaded the effort to build a casino, the Graton Resort and Casino, which opened November 2013. A large portion of the profits from the casino will be given back to the community where it is located, Sonoma County and the City of Rohnert Park, for the preservation of public parks and open spaces, and for the establishment of low-cost organic farming for low income members of the community. Learn more about Greg Sarris and all that he has accomplished for his tribe and community.
Restoring the Tribe
While Greg was working toward his PhD at Stanford in the late 1980’s, he discovered that his biological father was descended from the Coast Miwok and Pomo tribes of Marin and Sonoma Counties. Sadly, the Coast Miwok and the Southern Pomo tribes had lost their status as a recognized tribe that had been called the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (the Tribe) in 1958. However, Greg was able to establish contact with members of those tribes, many of whom were located in his own childhood home – Sonoma County. Greg delved into the task of finding many survivors and descendants of the Coast Miwok and the Southern Pomo tribes, some of whom were his blood cousins through his biological father.

Greg is currently the Tribal Chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. He is in his fifteenth consecutive elected term as Chairman of the Tribe and is currently leading the Tribe in its economic development endeavors with Station Casinos. Tribal Chairman Greg Sarris oversees all business negotiations and the daily operations of the Tribe. Greg spearheaded the effort to build a casino, the Graton Resort and Casino, which opened November 2013. A large portion of the profits from the casino will be given back to the community where it is located, Sonoma County and the City of Rohnert Park, for the preservation of public parks and open spaces, and for the establishment of low-cost organic farming for low income members of the community. Read Greg Sarris’ biography and discover more about Greg and his remarkable background.