The Office of Indigenous Relations builds strong community connections, provides funding and resources, and creates supportive and culturally inclusive environments for Indigenous students, faculty, and communities.
Our communities
The Great Basin Mural: Honoring Heritage Through Art
The mural provides a visual representation throughout the years of Native American communities in Nevada, specifically in the Great Basin region and serves as a space for gathering, reflection, and celebration of Native American Peoples of the Great Basin.
Nevada is home to the Great Basin Tribes of the Numu (Northern Paiute), Newe (Western Shoshone), Nuwu (Southern Paiute) and the Wašiw (Washoe). These communities are comprised of 28 separate reservations, bands, colonies, and community councils.
If you would like to work with a Tribe on a program or research, please coordinate through our office and we will guide you through the process.
Congratulations to our graduates!
The 2024 Spring Indigenous Affinity Graduate Celebration was held on May 8 in the JCSU Ballroom. Special thanks to all of the families, community members, University of Nevada, Reno Indigenous Royalty, and to the University's faculty and staff who attended the event. The event was made possible by the Multicultural Center, the Native American Alumni Chapter and the Office of Indigenous Relations.
Spring Commencement ceremonies took place May 16–18, 2024.
Nevada tribes continue to seek repatriation of ancestral remains
The University's Director of Indigenous Relations, Daphne Emm Hooper, and NAGPRA Liaison Rochanne Downs were featured in an article from The Nevada Independent about the state's efforts to repatriate ancestral remains.
(Photo credit: David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)
Empowering Amazonian Indigenous communities with energy solutions
December 23, 2024Kichwa researcher visited University of Nevada, Reno for six weeks to learn about renewables
Food Sovereignty Program founded by Indigenous students celebrates “Paba Tuka”
December 02, 2024Lance Owyhee shares about the recent event that celebrates Indigenous food sovereignty through traditional plants, cultural dishes and community collaboration
Expansion and opportunities for Nevada INBRE Tribal Academy of Health and Science
November 22, 2024Nevada Tech Hub funding helps program expand to all degrees starting in spring 2025
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We acknowledge that the University of Nevada, Reno is situated on the traditional homelands of the Numu (Northern Paiute), Wašiw (Washoe), Newe (Western Shoshone), and Nuwu (Southern Paiute) peoples. These lands continue to be a gathering place for Indigenous Peoples and we recognize their deep connections to these places. We extend our appreciation for the opportunity to live and learn on their territory.