The Dann Sisters, Mary Dann(1923-2005), and Carrie Dann (1932-) are Western Shoshone ranchers and land rights activist.
Their work on behalf of the rights of others earned them the 1993 Right Livelihood Award. In 2008 American Outrage, a documentary film explored their leadership in the disputes with the federal government over the government’s breaking of the 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley.
The Dann sisters persuaded the UN of their case. It ordered the US government to halt all actions against the Western Shoshone people. The government has yet to respond.
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National Congress of American Indians & Its Partners Release Federal Policy Brief on Tribal Economic Development
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Architectural Digest names Stewart Indian school Cultural Center and Museum “One of the leading design-forward museums opening this year”
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2020 Bi-State Traditional Ecological Summit Registration is open
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For Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Bighorn Sheep Reintroduction Part Of Decades Long Effort To Recover Wildlife
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The Census, or Why Your Answers Matter
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Former Vice President, Joe Biden addresses important Native issues
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February 9 Response Deadline to the The US Navy’s Fallon Range Training Modernization project Impact Statement.
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Stewart Indian School Cultural Center & Museum opens
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Save the Date for the 13th Annual Nevada Department of Education American Indian Education Summit
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Nevada Delegation, Announces Introduction of Compromise Legislation to Protect the Desert National Wildlife Refuge