November 27, 2019 | Category:
NewsThis month, in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we will be highlighting some of the many remarkable contributors to Indian country. In no way is this list comprehensive or extensive. Antoinette Cavanaugh, the first Native American in Nevada to become a public-school district superintendent. Antoinette Harney Cavanaugh is a Native Nevadan, born in Owyhee, […]
November 26, 2019 | Category:
NewsThis month, in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we will be highlighting some of the many remarkable contributors to Indian country. In no way is this list comprehensive or extensive. Joy Harjo, the first Native American Poet Laureate. Joy Harjo is an internationally renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and was […]
November 25, 2019 | Category:
NewsThis month, in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we will be highlighting some of the many remarkable contributors to Indian country. In no way is this list comprehensive or extensive. Leah Brady was born August 1955 in Elko and graduated from Owyhee High School in 1973. She attended the University of Nevada, Reno, earning […]
November 24, 2019 | Category:
NewsThis month, in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we will be highlighting some of the many remarkable contributors to Indian country. In no way is this list comprehensive or extensive. For the next few weeks we will present a brief biography a day. The Southern Paiute people still chose leaders and speakers up until […]
November 23, 2019 | Category:
NewsThis month, in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we will be highlighting some of the many remarkable contributors to Indian country. In no way is this list comprehensive or extensive. For the next few weeks we will present a brief biography a day. Arlan D. Melendez, the longest serving Chairman in Nevada. Arlan D. […]
This month, in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we will be highlighting some of the many remarkable contributors to Indian country. In no way is this list comprehensive or extensive. For the next few weeks we will present a brief biography a day. John and Kenn Little, documentary filmmakers of “More than a […]
November 17, 2019 | Category:
NewsThis month, in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we will be highlighting some of the many remarkable contributors to Indian country. In no way is this list comprehensive or extensive. For the next few weeks we will present a brief biography a day. Red Cloud (1822-1909) a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe is […]
November 16, 2019 | Category:
NewsThis month, in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we will be highlighting some of the many remarkable contributors to Indian country. In no way is this list comprehensive or extensive. For the next few weeks we will present a brief biography a day. Sarah Winnemucca (1844-1891) was one of the most influential and […]
November 15, 2019 | Category:
NewsThis month, in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we will be highlighting some of the many remarkable contributors to Indian country. In no way is this list comprehensive or extensive. For the next few weeks we will present a brief biography a day. Gabby Lemieux, a member of the Shoshone Paiute tribe of Duck […]
November 14, 2019 | Category:
News This month, in celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we will be highlighting some of the many remarkable contributors to Indian country. In no way is this list comprehensive or extensive. For the next few weeks we will present a brief biography a day. Dewey Sampson Sr. (1898-1982) was a member of the Pyramid […]
