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). […]
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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 […]
November 4, 2022 | Category:
NewsAs we continue to celebrate Native American Heritage month lets’ take a look at some Nevada Tribal Nation facts. Did you know… Nevada is home to four Indigenous groups; the Washoe, Northern Paiute, Southern Paiute, and Western Shoshone. The Paiute and Shoshone languages are Uto-Aztecan, while the Washoe language is thought to be a unique […]
Chairman Steele was born and raised on the Goshute Reservation, Ibapah, UT and is an Elder member of the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Indian Reservation. He is the current Chair of the Goshute Business Council. Education: Attended Stewart Indian High School, Stewart, NV, Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute, Albuquerque, NM, and Northern AZ University, Flagstaff, […]
November 2, 2022 | Category:
NewsWe begin honoring our leaders this month with Walker River Chair, Amber Torres Amber Torres, is a tribal citizen of the Walker River Paiute Tribe in Schurz, Nevada. She has been elected to serve on the Walker River Tribal Council since 2010, and held the role of the Tribal Chairman since 2016. She worked for […]
