While leading the tribal council, Melendez focused on economic development, education and stronger definition of tribal ...

Reno-Sparks Indian Colony’s longest-serving chairman, Arlan Melendez, died on June 17 at the age of 78. The Vietnam-era U.S.

When you ask recently retired Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Chairman Arlan Melendez about his legacy, he talks about meetings. He's been in thousands in his four years on the tribal council and 32 ...

ARLAN D MELENDEZ: We want to protect the Mother Earth. We want to protect the - our animals, our sacred sites and just about everything that is our way of life.

Arlan Melendez was not among them. The longtime chairman of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony convened his own meeting 2,500 miles away. He wanted to show his community would find another way to fight ...

For Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Chairman Arlan Melendez, the 1.6-mile march to the federal courthouse is symbolic: His people were once forced to march off their traditional land and onto reservations.

Arlan Melendez was not among them. The longtime chairman of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony convened his own meeting 2,500 miles (4,023 kilometers) away.

Arlan Melendez was not among them. The longtime chairman of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony convened his own meeting 2,500 miles away. He wanted to show his community would find another way to ...

The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony announced the passing of their esteemed leader, Chairman Arlan Melendez, on June 17. Melendez, ...