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Native American Culture

Native American Heritage Month Craft Fair happening Nov. 3-4 at Stewart campus

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November 4, 2023 (All day)

Please come and join the Stewart Father's Day Powwow Committee in kicking off Native American Heritage Month at our Second Annual Craft Fair.

WNC Jump Start student accepted to prestigious U.S. Military Academy at West Point

CARSON CITY — Higher education has the power to make grandiose dreams come true. For Alana Pankopf, it all started with the aspiration of becoming a doctor.

October Open House at the Wungnema House in Mills Park featured Sunday

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Repeats every day until Sun Oct 27 2019 .
October 25, 2019 - 2:00pm
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October 26, 2019 - 2:00pm
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October 27, 2019 - 2:00pm

Looking for something a bit different to close out your Nevada Day Weekend? Stop by the east side of Mills Park on Sunday, September 29th to visit the historic Wungnema House during the Foundation for Carson City Parks and Recreation’s monthly open house.

Virginia City's Comstock Museum features Mustangs in the Great Basin exhibition

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October 15, 2019 (All day)
October 22, 2019 (All day)
October 29, 2019 (All day)
November 5, 2019 (All day)
November 12, 2019 (All day)
November 19, 2019 (All day)
November 26, 2019 (All day)
December 3, 2019 (All day)
December 10, 2019 (All day)
December 17, 2019 (All day)

VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. — The Comstock History Center Museum presents “Honest Horses: A Portrait of the Mustang in the Great Basin” featuring photographs by Paula Morin depicting an uncommon view of the significance of the wild horse to the Great Basin.

Events around Carson City for Tuesday, September 10

Hello Carson City and welcome to Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. Events around the capital city include a monthly lunch series at the Nevada State Library featuring author, professor and poet Lindsay Wilson, a Sierra Nevada Forum discussion on Nevada's Native Tribes, past, present and future; heart and vascular screenings through Carson Tahoe Health and Wellness, a morning walk, evening hike and a bike ride with Muscle Powered, archery at Centennial Park, family craft and movie night at Carson City Library and more.

Sierra Nevada Forums to host talk Tuesday on Nevada Native American tribes

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September 10, 2019 - 6:00pm
A glimpse at Nevada Native American culture past, present and future will be the subject of the September Sierra Nevada Forums in Carson City.

Carson City Parks Foundation holds first 2019 Open House at historic Wungnema House in Mills Park

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Repeats every day until Sun Jan 27 2019 .
January 27, 2019 - 2:00pm

Sunday should be a great day to be out and about, so come to the Foundation for Carson City Parks and Recreation’s open house at the Wungnema House, Sunday afternoon from 2-5 p.m. There is no admission fee, and all are welcome.

Anthropologist Anna Camp joins Carson City staff at Nevada State Museum

CARSON CITY — Anna Camp’s lifelong interest in Native American culture started when she was 7 and had a “museum day” with her second-grade class from Quincy Elementary School.

The field trip for the Plumas County, Calif., youngsters started with a drive Carson City and the Nevada State Museum before heading for California’s capital city of Sacramento and another museum.

Open House and Trick or Treating at the Historic Wungnema House on Oct. 29

Foundation sponsors Wungnema House Open House.
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October 29, 2017 - 2:00pm

The Foundation for Carson City Parks & Recreation (FCCPR), is hosting an Open House at the Wungnema House located in Mills Park, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 29, 2017. This is an all ages event, children are welcome, and may come in costume for some old fashioned trick or treating.

UNLV students sign up for spring cleaning at Stewart Indian School in Carson City

UNLV students taking part in the university’s Alternative Break Program will spend next week at Stewart Indian School in Carson City, completing landscaping and other projects, while also having the opportunity to learn about the historic site and Native American culture.

Features of new book, “Bigfoot/Sasquatch Resurgence of Native American Indian Legends”

Book Perks:
— Anthropology in Native American culture.
— Various university contributions made by professors, graduates, and university texts in review.
— Consists of seven and a half notebooks full of notes; from quotes directly sourced from books on the subject of Bigfoot/Sasquatch, to quotes directly sourced from various university findings, many of which are drawn from Native American accounts that are pre-“Bigfoot” or “Sasquatch." This book has been successfully put-together with the “Fair Use Law” in mind.
— A great review of other books on the subject of Bigfoot/Sasquatch.

I Love Carson City's Nevada Day weekend event summary: Oct. 31-Nov. 1

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October 31, 2015 (All day)
November 1, 2015 (All day)

Are you ready for this? Nevada Day weekend has arrived and brings with it a downtown filled with friends, neighbors, and fun. Hot air balloons, the annual beard contest, the parade, tours of the Governor’s Mansion, and more make this time of year amazing. The carnival at Mills Park, and the Pow-Wow at the Carson Colony take the festivities to the next level.

SATURDAY: PARADE DAY!

  • Nevada Day Classic 8K Run/Walk (same day registration: $40 from 6:30am-7:30am on the second floor of the Carson Nugget Casino; 8am racers begin at Telegraph Square: W. Telegraph and N. Curry Streets; costumes encouraged)
  • BAWN Pancake Breakfast Buffet at Red’s Old 395 (6am-10am; $6/$3 kids)

Stewart Indian School Powwow features Native American culture

Feathers, beads and bells danced through the Stewart Indian School campus in Carson City for family and friends this Father's Day weekend. The Stewart Father's Day Powwow displayed outstanding dancers, traditional food and local vendors. The weekend long celebration began Friday and will continue until Sunday.

UNR student secures $10K grant to promote good health at Pyramid Lake High School

Christine Braunworth is a senior at the University of Nevada, Reno and she is determined to make an impact in the Native American community. Braunworth, who will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in social work this spring, recently helped secure a $10,000 grant from Native STAND, a comprehensive, sustainable curriculum for training peer educators who promote healthy decision making for Native youth.

Thursday, Feb. 5: Things to do in Carson City

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February 5, 2015 (All day)

Today kicks off the second annual International Film Weekend in Carson City. The main event is this evening in the Bob Boldrick Theater at the Community Center, a free showing of “Boy.” “Boy” is about a youth coming of age in the Maori culture in New Zealand in 1984.

International film weekend takes root in Carson City; Independent films with local ties to screen free at WNC

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February 5, 2015 (All day)
February 6, 2015 (All day)
February 7, 2015 (All day)

What began last year with a desire by five local women to bring international films to Carson City will this year be a multi-venue, free three-day event, Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 5-7. Last year’s event was a rousing success, paving the way for this year’s larger festival.

The Carson City Community Center and Western Nevada College will be venues for viewing three foreign feature-length films, three independently produced films, and several Brewery Arts Center contest-winning short films.

Legacy and history shine at Stewart Indian School's Father's Day Powwow

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June 14, 2013 (All day)

Tradition, legacy and Native American culture will once again shine with brilliant colors and graceful dance Father's Day weekend in Carson City.

The annual Father's Day Powwow at Stewart Indian School draws a number of quality American Indian arts and crafts vendors, and is also a time for alumni, former employees and their families and friends to gather at the former campus at 5500 Snyder Avenue in Carson City.

South Lake Tahoe lands popular online TEDx education series

TEDx an online education series and offshoot of the popular TED Talks programs, will happen at South Lake Tahoe this fall, those associated with the program confirmed Tuesday.
The conference was approved by TED administration and will likely be held at the new Viking Theatre at South Tahoe High School's Tahoe Arts and Design Academy.

Thousands attend Carson City Rendezvous; event continues through Sunday

With enough cannon fire, frontier food and Wild West living history to pack a weekend's worth of activities, the 28th annual Carson City Rendezvous continues today, tonight and through Sunday at Mills Park in Carson City.

The Carson City Rendezvous is noted for portraying the lifestyle of early Nevada settlers, with a host of gun skirmishes, mountain man encampments and trapping demonstrations. This year the main demonstration of the Civil War-era gun battles has been moved from afternoon to dusk to better capture the backdrop of live-fire, rounds shot from muskets and cannons.

Carson City Rendezvous celebrates Wild West history, Civil War-era living

The 28th annual Carson City Rendezvous, the area’s largest special event, returns Friday through Sunday to celebrate the wild west and Civil War era history.

The 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's presidential inauguration is just one of many new events for the free three-day Civil War-era living history set at Mills Park, according to a news release issued by the Carson City Visitors Bureau.

The opening ceremony will be a special re-enactment of the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, the nation’s 16th president, at Mills Park on Saturday at 10 a.m.

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