Jack Potter Jr.
Chairman, Redding Rancheria
Jack potter Jr. is involved in many boards representing Indian country tribally, locally, statewide, and nationally. He has been on the Redding Rancheria Tribal Council for 18 years, most recently as their Chairman and Cultural Resource Manager. He also serves on California Rural Indian Health Board, Northern California Tribal Chairman Association as the Vice-Chairman, Medicine Lake Committee for the Pit River Tribe, Redding Rancheria Community Fund Board, Redding Rancheria Enrollment Committee, Pow Wow Committee, California Tribal Families Coalition, and Indigenous People's Day Committee for Shasta County. Jack has also served on the Shasta County Sheriffs Cultural Awareness Council for 21 years. Recently, he was elected to the National Congress of American Indians as Vice President of the Pacific Region. Jack became involved in many aspects of Indian country at an early age, and he even sat under the tables during land claims meetings in the 70's listening to the elders.
Jack is the son of Jack Potter Sr. and Kathy Wilson, the grandson of Edith Geto Stevens and Lloyd Stevens, Stevie Wilson, Mildred and Willard Rhoades, Gordon Potter. Jack is Winnemem and Nor-el-muk Wintu on his father’s side and Kosoimunonu and Kanusu Mi-Wuk on his mother’s side with a little bit of Navajo and Pit River influence from both grandfathers, Lloyd and Willard.
His greatest achievement to date is his 30 years of marriage to his wonderful, loving wife, Myrna, along with their two children, Christine Ceja and Martin Potter Sr., one granddaughter, five grandsons and five great granddaughters. If Jack was not busy enough already, two years ago he started raising his grandson Martin Potter Jr., to whom he is teaching his native language while traveling to pow wows and other native gatherings. Martin was recently crowned for his second term as Stillwater Pow Wow Little Brave, which makes his grandpa very proud.