Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: I shop at Walmart in Fallon, NV. It is not on the reservation. There is a Headstart program on the reservation. Other schools are in town (Fallon, NV). There is a library at the Cultural Center on the reservation. The college is in town. There are several playgrounds on the reservation and one Christian Church. There is a transit bus for the reservation and a tribal clinic. There is a hospital in town (non tribal).

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: I live on the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Reservation. The city of Fallon is originally Paiute land.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: People mostly work for the Naval base. There are farmers in Fallon that grow alfalfa and other things. There is an issue with the poisoned water table and the (tribal) community fights against mining and the damage it does to the land and water. There is a job shortage for work in town and on the reservation.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: Politicians and map drawers need to be aware of sacred sites and to protect them. The reservation needs a daycare. There needs to be more access to mental health services. Community activities are greatly needed. All these lands are sacred. The land is our cultural identity.