Marla McDade Williams

State pulls $23 million in pandemic aid from health projects as allocation deadline nears

The state scrapped funding for crisis services in rural areas and a pandemic-era mental health program, and shifted money to college police and a housing study.

The standing "Under One Sky" exhibit at the Nevada State Museum on April 17, 2023 gives visitors Indigenous perspectives on the land.

‘An ethical failing:’ Nevada tribes continue to seek repatriation of ancestral remains

Nevada institutions, including the state museum, UNLV and UNR, recommit to repatriating hundreds of ancestral remains and funerary objects, a requirement under a 1990 federal law.

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Water infrastructure, mental health services among $750 million in expenditures from dwindling federal aid

In March 2021, President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion ARP federal stimulus package into law, delivering nearly $7 billion to Nevada, including $2.7 billion in flexible aid for the state government. Of that flexible aid, just 3.5 percent ($97 million) remains unobligated.

Nevada Indian Country celebrates wins at the Legislature, including greater access to higher education for students

The legislation prioritized by Native leaders that cleared the lawmaking session include measures that waive fees at Nevada colleges and universities for Native students; prohibit racially discriminatory language or imagery in schools; and provide environmental protection for sacred sites, among others.

The Legislature on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020 during the third day of the 32nd Special Session in Carson City.

At the Legislature, tribes focused on environmental protections, tuition waiver bill

Now, tribal leaders and advocates are focusing their energies on priority issues at the Legislature, such as securing tuition-free higher education for Native students and protections for culturally sacred and environmentally sensitive areas.

Indigenous leaders, environmentalists urge lawmakers to pass protections for sacred swamp cedars

This week’s Indy Environment newsletter looks at a legislative effort to protect a unique population of Rocky Mountain juniper trees in an area known as Bahsahwahbee, or “the sacred water valley” in Shoshone. For Indigenous communities, the area means everything.

Behind the Bar: Lawsuit to open building hits roadblock. Plus: tiny house regulations, opt-out organ donation, state ERA advances and tribal burial site changes

In this edition: Where the lawsuit seeking to open the Legislative building to the public stands after a 9th Circuit Court dismissal. Plus, details on a bill allowing tiny house development, an icy reception for the organ donation opt-out bill, advancing a state-based Equal Rights Amendment, and changes to tribal burial site laws. Carson City Restaurant Spotlight returns.

Behind the Bar: Mining tax Q&A, legislators go viral on TikTok and more Native representation in naming geographical sites

In this edition: Recapping a Q&A with the head of the state mining association, how one lawmaker went viral on TikTok and details on a bill aimed at getting more Native American involvement in the naming of geographical places. Plus, a look ahead at this week’s major bill hearings.

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