Starting July 1, 2024 the Nevada Indian Commission will be known as the Nevada Department of Native American Affairs (DNAA). The Nevada Indian Commission started in 1965, and was originally established to be a mediary for Tribal-state relations and the entity whereby Tribal concerns and issues affecting Native American Indians could be directly addressed with […]
November 30, 2023 | Category:
NewsTo celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we are sharing all the favorable outcomes of the 82nd Legislative Session. As all our relatives become more engaged in civic matters, please know that the bill which “revises provisions relating to the Nevada Indian Commission,” is now a law. Existing law creates the Nevada Indian Commission in the […]
November 29, 2023 | Category:
NewsTo celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we are sharing all the favorable outcomes of the 82nd Legislative Session. As all our relatives become more engaged in civic matters, please know that Senate Bill 381 prohibits landlords from imposing maintenance fees on tenants. Existing law requires a landlord to maintain a dwelling unit in a habitable […]
November 28, 2023 | Category:
NewsTo celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we are sharing all the favorable outcomes of the 82nd Legislative Session. As all our relatives become more engaged in civic matters, please know that Senate Bill 222 increases the payment that a person summoned as a juror is entitled to from $40 to $65. Existing law: (1) authorizes […]
November 27, 2023 | Category:
NewsTo celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we are sharing all the favorable outcomes of the 82nd Legislative Session. As all our relatives become more engaged in civic matters, please know that Assembly Bill 140 made June 19 a state holiday. To commemorate June 19, 1865, the day enslaved people in Texas were informed of their […]
November 26, 2023 | Category:
NewsTo celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we are sharing all the favorable outcomes of the 82nd Legislative Session. As all our relatives become more engaged in civic matters, please know that the bill which “establishes provisions relating to wildlife crossings,” is now a law. Existing federal law establishes a wildlife-crossing safety program to provide grants […]
November 25, 2023 | Category:
NewsTo celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we are sharing all the favorable outcomes of the 82nd Legislative Session. As all our relatives become more engaged in civic matters, please know that the bill which expanded AB 430 “Revises provisions relating to cannabis. (BDR-32-893)” is now a law. Existing law imposes an excise tax at the […]
November 24, 2023 | Category:
NewsTo celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we are sharing all the favorable outcomes of the 82nd Legislative Session. As all our relatives become more engaged in civic matters, please know that the bill which “revises provisions to governmental entities,” specifically addresses the daily siren in Minden, Nevada is now a law. Existing law prohibits a […]
November 23, 2023 | Category:
NewsTo celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we are sharing all the favorable outcomes of the 82nd Legislative Session. As all our relatives become more engaged in civic matters, please know that the bill which “revises provisions governing the administration of justice,” is now a law. Existing law provides for the imposition of certain fines, administrative […]
November 22, 2023 | Category:
NewsTo celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we are sharing all the favorable outcomes of the 82nd Legislative Session. As all our relatives become more engaged in civic matters, and because the federal Indian Child Welfare Act has so many impacts, please know that the bill which addressed “provisions concerning child welfare,” is now a law. […]
