As a linguist who works on Native American languages, I was certainly excited to learn that Feb. 21 is International Mother Language Day. Recognizing the strong link between language and culture and ...

When Native students are exposed to their cultural languages, their sense of well-being improves and they’re more likely to graduate, studies show. Similarly, culturally responsive teaching and ...

Growing up in the Las Vegas Paiute tribe, part of the Southern Paiute Nation, Kenny Anderson didn’t give much thought to learning Nuwu, the Southern Paiute language. Neither did other kids he knew. “A ...

(KUTV) — High school students from the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah are participating in a summer camp on the campus of Southern Utah University (SUU) to learn about educational opportunities through ...

VOTE: Should recess ever be able to be withheld from students? New Washoe Parent Coalition pushes for more recess, less screen time in schools A newly formed parent advocacy group is hoping to bring ...

Traditional singer, dancer and teacher of the Paiute language Christina Thomas will share her people’s heritage in a free presentation, “Songbird: Telling the Paiute Story,” at the Dangberg Home Ranch ...

Karma Grayman, a Shivwits Band language educator and culture keeper with the Southern Paiute Tribe, is set to give a presentation on the history of the area in and around southwestern Utah this week ...

Reno classrooms may play a part in saving the Paiute language from extinction. This semester, for the first time, the University of Nevada, Reno offered a Paiute language class. It follows the Washoe ...

Judy Sam Trejo, a northern Nevada Paiute who was instrumental in preserving the tribe’s native language through education, storytelling and song, died of natural causes Nov. 9 in Reno. She was 62.

Esa Nasumuna means Wolf Pack in Northern Paiute (Numu). If you take a Paiute language class from Pyramid Lake Paiute elder Ralph Burns *, you might learn that “Esa Nasumuna” can be translated to “Wolf ...

Hundreds of cattle made their way through the Reno streets, signaling the official start of the 2026 Reno Rodeo. Reno Fire Marshal warns of wildfire risk as red flag conditions coincide with ...