Native Americans

This resource helps to strengthen cultural connections within local Indigenous communities

LAS VEGAS (August 18, 2025) –Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas has announced the online publication of an 1891 English-Paiute language dictionary and a circa 1891 English-Mojave language dictionary. With the financial support of Robert A. Stoldal, the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas partnered with […]

Mark Winter on the Old Spanish Trail

Sunday January 26 at 2:00 – 3:00 PM

Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas

Take a journey on the Old Spanish Trail with Mark Winter, scholar and collector, who will discuss trade textiles and material cultural that traversed between New Mexico and California.

In this presentation, Mark will conduct a show & […]

Margaret Wheat (1908-1988) was a self-taught geologist and anthropologist with a special interest in ichthyosaurs – the Nevada State fossil.
Born to pioneer parents in Fallon, NV., she went on to study at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her field work experiences ranged from U.S. Geological Survey work to protecting […]

Sarah Winnemucca was born around 1844 in what is now Nevada, to Chief Winnemucca of the Paiutes. Her grandfather was Chief Truckee, leader of the Paiute nation, and he influenced her early upbringing and education. By the time she […]