Arts & Culture

Great Basin Mural celebration on Sept. 19 part of the University’s sesquicentennial celebrations

Artist Autumn Harry to discuss how her vision has come to life

Autumn Harry smiles in front of a beautiful mural of a fish.
9/13/2024
Impact & Student Success

University enrolls first cohort from its Tribal College Prep Camp

Four students from the camp join the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources

Kendal Navajo, Isabella Smokey, Soleil Burke and Serenity Phelps (left to right) standing together in Lake Tahoe as the sun sets behind them.
8/26/2024
Arts & Culture

University of Nevada, Reno to host annual powwow event

The celebration will engage Native communities on campus, honor Indigenous traditions and kick off the new school year

Kids and cheerleaders pose for a group photo at Lawlor Events Center during the powwow event.
8/21/2024
Arts & Culture

Indigenous students from across the state live and learn at the University of Nevada, Reno during Native LEAD program

w88 live casinoThe program is a week-long immersive experience for Indigenous high school students who want to attend college

President Sandoval poses with participants of the Native LEAD program on Friday
8/12/2024
Arts & Culture

Representation matters

Autumn Harry’s new mural at the University of Nevada, Reno celebrates Pyramid Lake and the people who’ve worked to protect it

Autumn Harry holds a photo of a trout and stands in front of her mural which depicts a trout.
8/7/2024

Preserving and revitalizing the Great Basin indigenous language of Numu

Arts & Culture

Anthropology Research Museum receives NEH Preservation Assistance Grant

With the grant, the Museum is improving its curation practices and striving to make its space more welcoming for Indigenous peoples

The Anthropology Research Museum where collections are curated, stored, and displayed.
11/29/2023
Impact & Student Success

SACNAS provides opportunities for (old) new ideas in science

A new community for Chicano/Hispanic and Native American STEM students officially arrives on campus

Four women stand at a University of Nevada, Reno booth at a conference.
11/27/2023
Impact & Student Success

Faces of the Pack: Xochitl Salinas

Native American alumna uses her master’s degree in social work to help her community and guide people through the healing process

Xochitl Salinas standing in front of a railing in her cap and gown.
11/21/2023
Ignacio Montoya

Snapshots of language loss and revitalization: Paiute classes at the w88 casinoUniversity and Stewart Indian School

International Mother Language Day provides opportunity to understand why mother language must survive. Assistant Professor Ignacio Montoya goes into how indigenous languages are disappearring and why it's important to save them.

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Arts & Culture

Faces of the Pack: Carson Allen

Native business owner and full-time graduate student works to promote his brand and uplift Native voices in academia

Carson Allen stands against a wooden background smiling at the camera
11/15/2023
Impact & Student Success

Sagebrushers season 2 ep. 15: Director of Indigenous Relations Daphne Emm - Hooper

The Office of Indigenous Relations supports Indigenous communities on campus and around the state

President Brian Sandoval sits next to Daphne Emm - Hooper in the podcasting room at the Reynold's School of Journalism.
11/15/2023
Arts & Culture

‘Ribbon Skirts/Shirts’ event to be held Nov. 16 during Native American Heritage Month

University of Nevada, Reno honors Native American and Alaskan Native culture during November

A group of people stand around a table with fabric and ribbon on it. One person to the right digs through various fabric choices and a person to the left lays ribbon on top of fabric to decide on colors.
11/8/2023
Research & Innovation

Faces of the Pack: Travis Numan

Ph.D. student Travis Numan talks about his research on water rights, growing up on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation w88 live casinoand the Native American Fee Waiver

Travis Numan smiling standing in front of large boulders
11/6/2023
Arts & Culture

Stewart Indian School exhibit to open at the Lilley Museum of Art

Exhibit tells the story of the school and is part of the University’s event schedule for Native American Heritage Month

A mural with a depiction of a deer skull with large antlers on a yellow and orange background and a few blue/grey tribal designs overtop.
11/3/2023
Research & Innovation

Learning and leading through Nevada INBRE Tribal Academy of Health and Science

Helping Native American students succeed in science and health occupations through mentorship and guidance

Andrew Tobey posing in front of Pyramid Lake.
10/31/2023
Impact & Student Success

First Native LEAD program brings Indigenous students from around the state to campus, encouraging pursuit of higher education

Students from seven Native American Tribal communities stayed on campus for a week, meeting professors and learning about Wolf Pack resources

A group of fifteen students poses inside a building, holding up the Wolf Pack hand sign.
9/1/2023