The festival was sponsored by the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service, the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and the Tallac Association. In addition ...

Preparations are underway for the Washoe Tribe’s 29th annual Wa She Shu It’Deh Arts Festival. Featuring cultural events ranging from a Washoe basket competition (with weavers from Nevada and ...

The Washoe people are Lake Tahoe’s only native culture. This weekend marks the 18th annual Wa She Shu It Deh Native American Arts Festival for which the tribe showcases its heritage. The ...

The Washoe Tribe elder died May 1 at age 81 ... She participated every year in the Wai-Pa-Shone festival at Douglas County elementary schools, wearing a traditional dress and head scarf. "She was not ...

That’s where a group started to gather for an environmental stewardship event hosted by the Washoe Tribe’s Environmental Protection Department and the League to Save Lake Tahoe. The Washoe ...

Now, the Washoe Tribe produces about a thousand cords of firewood a year. One cord, which consists of about 800 pieces of firewood, provides heating for about one month.

After an attempt to reclaim ancestral land near Lake Tahoe fizzled, an American Indian tribe is now seeking land in south Reno. The Washoe Tribe of California and Nevada wants to be included in an ...

Byrne said Palisades is also working to build a more collaborative relationship with the Washoe. This summer, the resort partnered with the tribe to launch a Washoe Cultural Tour. Darrel Cruz ...

We spoke with Darrel Cruz, director of the Tribal Historic Preservation Office at the Washoe Tribe, to find out more. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity. The new name for the ...

That’s why the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California is making sure their elders have the chopped wood they need. Crewmember Jacob Vann works at the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California’s ...