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For most people outside of the Native community, the story of Indian boarding schools is hazy, if they know anything about it at all. But just outside of…
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Earlier this month, Governor Steve Sisolak met with leaders from the state’s tribal communities as part of an effort to, as he puts it, “make amends” --…
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For hundreds of years, indigenous people in this country have suffered through violence, misguided government policies, disease, and the theft of their…
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The discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at tribal schools in Canada inspired a Native American teenager from Northern Nevada to recreate his…
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Editor's Note: Nevada Public Radio's Native Nevada podcast explores the issues facing the state's indigenous peoples, including educational challenges…
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Stewart Indian School outside of Carson City holds an odd place in our cultural history.Established in December of 1890, the school was the place where…
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Indian Commission is seeking to preserve the campus of a historic boarding school once used to assimilate Native…
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For the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, preserving cultural traditions involves every generation. Along with capturing the memories of elders, they must also…
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Like many Native American tribes across the country, the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony is in a critical state of language loss. Only a handful of colony…
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Sherry Rupert heads the Nevada Indian Commission and has been working for the past decade to preserve the site of the Stewart Indian School in Carson…