Jimmy Romo-Buenrostro
Indigenous Affairs Producer/ReporterJimmy Romo-Buenrostro joined Nevada Public Radio in 2025 as an Indigenous affairs reporter and producer. Previously, he worked at the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the UNLV Scarlet and Gray. He has two dogs and a cat, Jasper, who supervises Jimmy while he works on his cars or house.
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Inside the ongoing effort across Nevada to reverse the loss of Indigenous languages -
The Moapa Band of Paiutes Tribe was the first reservation to have a solar farm, but none of the power or revenue generated reaches tribal members. -
The family of Trea Shay Northrup, a member of the Fort McDermitt Shoshone Paiute Tribe who died in Winnemucca, Nevada, are questioning authorities' decision to deem her death an accident. -
The Indigenous AF, a Native arts non-profit, has offically opened it's second art gallery called, Wai Gallery. The new art gallery also has a store where it can sell Indigneous made products. -
In the last legislative session, Republican Governor Joe Lombardo vetoed a bill that would have corrected when Indigenous Peoples Day in Nevada. The bill sponsor will continue to get the correct day recognized. -
At last week's Global Gaming Convention in Las Vegas, panelists spoke of a potential end to sports betting on web services like Kalshi and FanDuel. -
With the Trump Administration having already reduced the size of national monuments like Bears Ears, tribal and local leaders are being vigilant. -
The Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation's contribution of $9 million has led to the development of UNLV's Tribal Education Initiative for tribal gaming, law, policy, governance, and hospitality. -
The Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation rebury a repatriated relative who died at an Indian Boarding School in Pennsylvania. -
Mountain West News BureauAlong the Colorado River, 30 federally recognized tribes have legal and cultural claims. Yet they have no formal seat in negotiations.
