Native American Heritage

Celebrating and recognizing American Indian, Alaska Native, and Indigenous People

Impact & Student Success

University of Nevada, Reno celebrates National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month with campus events

A month of cultural connection, community collaboration and celebration of Indigenous heritage

Dancers and pagaent participants in traditional clothing on the Quad, dancing in a line.
11/1/2024
Campus Life & Athletics

Food Sovereignty Program founded by Indigenous students celebrates “Paba Tuka”

Lance Owyhee shares about the recent event that celebrates Indigenous food sovereignty through traditional plants, cultural dishes and community collaboration

A group of people at food line at an event, serving food.
12/2/2024
Campus Life & Athletics

Nevada Women’s Basketball celebrates Native American Heritage Month

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month during the Nugget Classic tournament

Dancers on the court in traditional Native American clothing during a game at Lawlor Events Center.
11/25/2024
Research & Innovation

Expansion and opportunities for Nevada INBRE Tribal Academy of Health and Science

Nevada Tech Hub funding helps program expand to all degrees starting in spring 2025

Tobey posing with a small library behind them
11/22/2024
Education & Public Service

College of Education and Human Development launches new Indigenous Education course

Course is aimed at deepening understanding and promoting inclusivity within the educational landscape

Keri Emm teaching a class.
11/6/2024

NSights blogs

Seven generations forward and seven generations back

Pesa Natumusuano'o Year (A Good Growing Year)

Truthsgiving 2022

Economic Necessity Trumps Morality: Reflecting on the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

Preserving and revitalizing the Great Basin indigenous language of Numu

Native American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage events

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Ignacio Montoya

Snapshots of language loss and revitalization: Paiute classes at the University 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 disappearing and why it's important to save them.

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Arts & Culture

Francisco de Vitoria’s Defense of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights – 150th Anniversary

Professor and Director of the Center for Basque Studies Xabier Irujo highlights the history behind Francisco de Vitoria's role in laying the foundation for human rights

A temple and statue with people walking around the temple's courtyard.
10/16/2024
Impact & Student Success

Faces of the Pack: Kari Emm

Tribal Student Specialist Kari Emm’s journey of empowering Native students

Kari Emm.
10/14/2024
Arts & Culture

The Great Basin Mural honors culture and community, creating a sense of belonging

Native American and Indigenous students respond to the mural on campus

Three panels of the Great Basin Mural. A trout is visible to the left, the center panel has two hands holding seeds with water flowing through them and two duck figures made of sticks, the right panel shows more water with fish, and mountains, and a child holding a sign that reads "Water is life.".
10/14/2024
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

Land Acknowledgement

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.

Office of Indigenous Relations

The Office of Indigenous Relations aims to build strong community connections, provide funding and resources, and create supportive and culturally inclusive environments for Indigenous students, faculty and communities.