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Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum Temporary Closure

The Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum will be closed to visitors, tours, and presentations beginning March 13, 2020. The museum staff has decided to protect the Stewart alumni and the public through the social distancing recommended by public health officials. A decision about the Grand Opening scheduled for May 9, 2020, will be […]

National Congress of American Indians & Its Partners Release Federal Policy Brief on Tribal Economic Development

NCAI and Its Partners Release Updated Federal Policy Brief on Tribal Economic Development  At last week’s NCAI Executive Council Winter Session in Washington, D.C., NCAI and five national organizational partners released the updated version of their joint “Tribal Economic Development” brief for federal policymakers. e brief features top-line policy recommendations for the federal government designed […]

Architectural Digest names Stewart Indian school Cultural Center and Museum “One of the leading design-forward museums opening this year”

We are humbled and honored to find that Architectural Digest has included the Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum in their list of museums. From the article Originally a school dedicated to Native American education, this museum, which focuses on the art and artifacts of the Great Basin tribes, opened on January 13. Supervised […]

2020 Bi-State Traditional Ecological Summit Registration is open

2020 Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Summit *June 3-4, 2020*     Stewart Indian School Gym 5500 Snyder Avenue Carson City, NV 89701 Organized by the Bi-State Tribal Natural Resources Committee (BTNRC) The mission of the Bi-State Tribal Natural Resources Committee (BTNRC) is to promote, protect and preserve good management of lands in the bi-state through […]

For Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Bighorn Sheep Reintroduction Part Of Decades Long Effort To Recover Wildlife

By: Daniel Rothberg Originally published on The Nevada Independant Tribal members, conservationists, and students, bundled up in thick coats and beanies, gathered in two rows fanning out from transport trailers to watch the release into tribal land, an area usually closed to the public. Bighorn sheep, separated into two trailers, rushed out in waves. First […]

The Census, or Why Your Answers Matter

What Is the 2020 Census? The 2020 Census counts every person living in the 50 states, District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories The count is mandated by the Constitution and conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, a nonpartisan government agency. The 2020 Census counts the population in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, […]

February 9 Response Deadline to the The US Navy’s Fallon Range Training Modernization project Impact Statement.

The US Navy’s Fallon Range Training Modernization project Impact Statement can be found in the link below. There is limited time to respond. All responses must be received by February 9, 2020. For written comments: Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest Code EV21.SG 1220 Pacific Highway Building 1, 5th Floor San Diego, CA 92132 For electronic […]