Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

What Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe does

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe (Kooyooe Tukadu) is a federally recognized sovereign tribal government whose members have occupied the Pyramid Lake region of Nevada since time immemorial. The tribe governs a 475,000-acre reservation located 35 miles northeast of Reno in Washoe, Lyon, and Storey counties, encompassing Pyramid Lake (27 miles long, 11 miles wide, 350 feet deep). The reservation spans three primary towns — Wadsworth, Nixon, and Sutcliffe — plus a Fernley service area, and the tribe operates approximately 30 government departments providing healthcare, social services, education, housing, law enforcement, transit, natural resource management, historic preservation, taxation, language preservation, and enrollment services. The tribe also operates commercial enterprises including the Nixon Store, I-80 Smokeshop, Big Bend RV Park, and Sutcliffe Marina RV Park.

The tribe's core technology asset is a fiber optic broadband network constructed in 2014 under a BTOP grant from the NTIA, connecting Wadsworth, Nixon, and Sutcliffe with a Point-of-Presence in Reno and a telecom node in Sutcliffe using Calix equipment. PLPT Telecom offers residential internet at $55/month (250 Mbps) or $110/month (1 Gbps) with 12-month agreements, free installation, and free home equipment, and is expanding under the ARPA Broadband Project with door-to-door outreach. The business model combines governmental tax revenue (possessory interest, sales, lodging, fuel, tobacco, use, mineral severance, diesel), federal and state grants (BIA, HUD/NAHASDA, FTA 5310/5311/5339, EPA), commercial retail and hospitality revenue (gasoline, propane, tobacco, groceries, RV park fees), subscription broadband revenue, and recreation permits (fishing, boating, day use, camping). The tribe holds a 2012 BIA Transportation Program Agreement allowing self-administration of road funds and a 2012 National Parks Service Section 101(d)(2) agreement assuming State Historic Preservation Office duties.

Name

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Legal name

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Website

https://plpt.nsn.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1860

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe is a federally recognized sovereign tribal government operating a 475,000-acre reservation in Nevada, providing governmental services, healthcare, retail, recreation, and fiber broadband to enrolled members and the public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tribal Government Services

NAICS

American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments (92115), American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments (921150), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412), Historical Sites (71212), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Fishing, Hunting And Trapping (900), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Indigenous/Tribal Education Authorities & Boards (EDADABAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Tribal/Indigenous Public Health Authorities (HLAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Tribal government services
• Broadband internet services
• Rv park hospitality
• Natural resource management
• Recreational permit sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Nixon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail Operations: The Nixon Store and I-80 Smokeshop generate revenue from gasoline, propane, groceries, beverages, tobacco products, fishing supplies, and Native American jewelry and crafts sales. Extended hours are offered during Burning Man events.
2. Recreation and Tourism: Revenue from RV parks (Big Bend and Sutcliffe Marina), camping permits, fishing permits, boating permits, and day use fees at Pyramid Lake. Youth fishing permits offered at discounted rates.
3. Tax Revenue: The Tax Department collects possessory interest tax, transient lodging tax, sales tax, cigarette and tobacco tax, use tax, regular fuel tax, mineral severance tax, and diesel fuel tax to fund tribal governmental programs.
4. Realty and Property Management: The Realty Department manages residential and commercial landholdings including I-80 RV Park, Big Bend RV Park, Pyramid Lake Marina RV Park, and Sutcliffe Mobile Home Park to generate revenue and economic opportunities.
5. Telecommunications/Broadband Services: Residential internet service at $55/month for 250 Mbps or $110/month for 1 Gbps, with free equipment and installation. Revenue supports telecommunications infrastructure maintenance and expansion.
6. Federal and State Grants: The tribe receives Bureau of Indian Affairs funding for Social Services, HUD/NAHASDA for housing, FTA programs (5310, 5311, 5339) for transit, EPA grants, and various other federal programs for tribal government operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe operates as a federally recognized sovereign tribal government on the 475,000-acre Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation in Nevada. It provides governmental services to enrolled members (healthcare, social services, education, housing, natural resources, law enforcement, transit, and cultural programs) and operates commercial enterprises for both members and the public including the Nixon Store, I-80 Smokeshop, Big Bend RV Park, Sutcliffe Marina RV Park, and a fiber broadband internet network. The Tribe also manages recreation permits for Pyramid Lake including fishing, boating, camping, and day use.

Product overview

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe operates a tribal government offering a diverse portfolio of services to its enrolled members and the broader community. The primary technology offering is the PLPT Fiber/Broadband network, a high-speed fiber optic internet service connecting Wadsworth, Nixon, and Sutcliffe with datacenter infrastructure and speeds up to 1 Gbps. Core services include public transit (deviated fixed-route bus service), parks and recreation, ranger station and permit services, healthcare clinic, social services, food distribution, and housing authority. The tribe also operates commercial enterprises including The Nixon Store, I-80 Smokeshop, Big Bend RV Park, and Sutcliffe Marina RV Park providing retail, fuel, and hospitality services. Natural resources management covers water quality, wetlands, air quality, and renewable energy initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pyramid Lake Broadband/Fiber Internet

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sierra ClubminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and Sierra Club have joined together in legal opposition to data center water usage in the Mountain West region. Both organizations are challenging water rights expansion for AI data centers near Reno, Nevada, in drought-stressed areas where 75% of the Mountain West experiences drought conditions and over half of Nevada's groundwater basins are over-allocated.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma: A large federally recognized tribal government operating healthcare, education, housing, gaming, and commercial enterprises. Comparable structural model as a multi-department sovereign tribal government with diversified revenue.
• Navajo Nation: The largest federally recognized tribal nation in the U.S., with a vast land base, comprehensive government services, and major enterprises including utilities and telecommunications. Provides a benchmark for sovereign tribal government scale and enterprise scope.
• Cherokee Nation: One of the largest federally recognized tribal governments in the U.S., operating an extensive portfolio of healthcare, education, housing, retail, and natural resource programs. Much larger scale but structurally analogous as a sovereign tribal government with diversified enterprises.

Direct peers

• Walker River Paiute Tribe: A neighboring federally recognized Northern Paiute tribe in Nevada operating a similar portfolio of government services, enterprises, and natural resource management. Highly comparable in scale, geography, and tribal governance model.
• Reno-Sparks Indian Colony: A federally recognized tribal government near Reno, NV operating comparable governmental services, enterprises, and land management functions. Geographic proximity and similar scale make it a direct operational peer.
• Summit Lake Paiute Tribe: A small federally recognized Northern Paiute tribe in Nevada with comparable scale, service portfolio, and rural Nevada geography. Direct structural peer for sovereign tribal governance and enterprise operations.

Others

• National Congress of American Indians: The oldest and largest national organization representing tribal governments. Not a competitor but a key counterpart in federal-tribal policy advocacy, paralleling PLPT's sovereign governance and intergovernmental coordination role.
• Bureau of Indian Affairs: The federal agency responsible for administering U.S. tribal government relations and trust assets. Functions as the federal counterpart to PLPT's sovereign operations and a primary source of the tribe's federal grant funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCMYV3qij0NshajovzsapphA
• Facebookfacebook.com/kooyooeTukaduCultureProgram
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pyramid-lake-paiute-tribe

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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