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Northern Nevada Tribe Co-Stars In Peter Gabriel Music Video

Mar 01, 2021

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Members of a northern Nevada tribe play a supporting role in a new music video by rock star Peter Gabriel.

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Claims Against Tribe Stemming From Horse Roundup Dismissed

Jan 29, 2019

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed claims against a Nevada Indian tribal government over a disputed horse roundup in Washoe County.

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Burning Man Threatens Suit Over Traffic Stops, Searches

Aug 24, 2018
RENO, NV (AP) — Burning Man organizers are threatening to sue federal officials over a dramatic increase in traffic stops of vehicles bound for the annual counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert 100 miles north of Reno.
 
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Indian Affairs Says Burning Man Traffic Stops Are To Stop Opioid Epidemic

Aug 23, 2018

Federal authorities insist that traffic stops taking place south of the Burning Man event site are not intended to harass festival participants. 

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Burning Man Organizers Push Back On Traffic Stops On Tribal Land

Aug 22, 2018

Burning Man organizers are pushing back on traffic stops along the main road to the event’s Black Rock location, calling them "unconstitutional" and expressing concern that the stops are impeding preparations for the annual event, which begins on Sunday. 

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Paiute Tribe Bans Burning Man Car Washes

Aug 22, 2018

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Council has banned car washes on tribal land during Burning Man this year because of concerns over water use. 

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EPA Appoints Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Council Member To Local Government Advisory Committee

May 12, 2018

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency has appointed Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Council Member and Nixon resident Mervin Wright, Jr. to the Local Government Advisory Committee. The agency made the announcement in a press release yesterday.

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Nevada, Washoe, Mineral Counties Settle Voting Rights Case

Mar 09, 2017

The state of Nevada and two counties have agreed to pay $60,000 in legal fees to two tribes that won a federal court battle over Native American voting rights.

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Pyramid Lake Highway To Reopen

Mar 03, 2017

The Nevada Department of Transportation is opening Pyramid Lake Highway after completing the majority of flood damage repairs.

State Route 446 has been closed since flooding damaged much of the roadway, caving in one 50-foot section of the highway and washing out 10 other areas.

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Flood Damage To Pyramid Lake Will Cost Millions

Feb 14, 2017

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe estimates that it will have to dish out about $3.9 million to cover the damage done to local roadways, ditches and the lake’s shorelines after heavy rainfall in January and February.

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Virginia City Basketball Coach Under Fire For 'Scalping' Text

Jan 20, 2017

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe has asked for an investigation into a text message a Virginia City High School basketball coach sent to one of his players.

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3 From Nevada Tribes Win Awards For Fight For Voting Rights

Nov 25, 2016

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Indian Commission is honoring three Native Americans who fought a pair of Nevada counties and the secretary of state to win satellite polling places on two reservations.

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Paiute Lawsuit Victory Brings Voting Sites To Reservations

Nov 02, 2016

Two Paiute tribes won early voting and Election Day polling sites for their reservations.

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Nevada Still Fighting Pauite Suit Over Voting Rights

Oct 25, 2016

The state of Nevada and two counties could end up paying well over $100,000 in legal expenses as they continue to wage a legal battle with two tribes over alleged violations of the U.S. Voting Rights Act.

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Northern Nevada Tribes Get Designated Early Voting, General Election Site

Oct 13, 2016

Washoe County has designated a new early voting and Election Day voting site on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe's reservation northeast of Reno in compliance with a federal court ruling that found Native Americans were being denied equal access to the polls.

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Court-Ordered Voting Site Set For Nevada Tribe In U.S. Suit

Oct 12, 2016

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Washoe County has designated a new early voting and Election Day voting site on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe's reservation northeast of Reno in compliance with a federal court ruling that found Native Americans were being denied equal access to the polls.

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Order Expected Friday In Paiute Voting Rights Suit

Oct 06, 2016

A federal judge in Nevada says she intends to decide Friday whether to grant an emergency order sought by two Paiute tribes who say the state and two counties are discriminating against them ahead of the November election in violation of the U.S Voting Rights Act.

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Signs of the times in Goldfield
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Road wisdom

Apr 29, 2016

What we learned from our ambitious, panoramic, statewide ramble

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Thunder Mountain Monument outside Imlay, Nevada, is more than the maudlin work of an obsessed man.
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Reminders of the price paid

Apr 28, 2016

Fred Lewis cradles his Yorkie, Oscar, and rocks reflexively in an upholstered recliner near the front window of the mobile home from which he oversees Thunder Mountain Monument.

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Pyramid Lake by Christopher Smith
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Water ways: the Paiutes’ stake in Pyramid Lake is beyond practical

Mar 30, 2016

"The level of the water in the lake is very concerning, because, basically, Pyramid Lake is our identity, being the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. So, if we no longer have a lake, it also influences out cultural identity and who we are as a people."

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