November 15, 2022 | Category:
NewsThere is a myth out there about the status of the first people of North America. The myth is the idea that nearly all indigenous people were wiped out in the early 1800s. This myth can be found everywhere from school text books to Hollywood movies. It has marginalized our people, and pushed our culture […]
November 14, 2022 | Category:
NewsBrian Wadsworth is a member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe (Kooyooe Tukadu). Brian was elected Vice Chair of the NIC Commissioners on October 4, 2021. Brian graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno with Bachelor of Sciences in Business Administration with a major in International Business and Accounting. He holds a Master of Business […]
November 12, 2022 | Category:
News The newest member of the Commission, Tammi Tiger began her service on November 1, 2021. Tammi Tiger is an enrolled member of Choctaw Nation, and Muscogee Nation descendant. Tammi’s career in public service started with Clark County – Department of Public Works, where she has over 20 years of experience in administration. She is […]
Washoe Tribe Chairman, Serrell Smokey, (2019-present). He is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno with an educational background in Psychology, Business, and Tribal Law. Chairman Smokey is a Veteran, serving in the United States Army and the Nevada National Guard. He was deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-2004) and Operation Spartan Shield (2016-2017). […]
November 10, 2022 | Category:
News Kostan R. Lathouris, an enrolled member and former elected Tribal Council Member of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, is the current Chair of the Nevada Indian Commission, a state agency that effectively serves as a liaison between the State of Nevada and the federally recognized Tribes in the State. He is the managing member […]
November 9, 2022 | Category:
NewsNevada has the oldest rock art in N. America. In a study, geochemist Larry Benson and his team concluded that the petroglyphs, located about 35 miles northeast of Reno at Winnemucca Lake, are at least 10,500 years old, and perhaps as much as 14,800 years old, making them the oldest art in North America. Experts […]
November 8, 2022 | Category:
NewsRandi Lone Eagle (DeSoto), Born and raised in Reno, NV to Melissa Eller and Robert DeSoto Sr; maternal grandparents Judy and Albino Trejo; paternal grandparents Gwendolyn Wadsworth DeSoto and Johnny DeSoto. Randi grew up in a very close-knit family. From an early adult age, Randi found a passion in serving the Numu people of Summit Lake Paiute Tribe. Randi served […]
November 7, 2022 | Category:
NewsChairwoman Deryn Pete is a descendant of Southern Paiute and Washoe Indians, and is an enrolled member of the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe. Ms. Pete was raised in Las Vegas on the Tribe’s Snow Mountain reservation. She has served on the Tribal Council since 2016 and, in 2020, was elected Vice Chairwoman. In 2022, […]
November 6, 2022 | Category:
NewsArlan D. Melendez is the Chairman of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, a federally recognized Tribal Government representing Paiute, Shoshone and Washoe people. Chairman Melendez was first elected to the Tribal Council in 1987 as Tribal Council Treasurer, in 1990 Melendez was elected as Vice-Chairman, and in 1991 elected as Chairman. Chairman Melendez remarkably has served […]
Rueben grew up in the Dresslerville Community. He graduated from Douglas High School in Gardnerville, and he also attended Western Nevada College in Carson City. He was first elected in 2014 to the Dresslerville Community Council and reelected in 2018. Then in 2018 was elected to Tribal Vice-Chairman for the Washoe Tribe. Starting from the […]
