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African Americans on the Comstock

African Americans came to the western Great Basin in the 1850s. Read more about this history.

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Reno

Reno has always been a town of contrasts. Find out more about its natural beauty, darkness and cosmopolitan edge.

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    • A Story of Encounters: Contemporary Arts and Folklife
      The diversity of Nevada’s native cultures is expressed vividly through folklife, including traditional stories, foodways...
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    • A Story of Encounters: Literature and Storytelling
      Traditional storytelling is at the heart of Native American culture. Nevada’s tribes have always passed stories down...
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    • A Story of Encounters: Rock Art
      Many forms of visual representation made on natural rocky surfaces are classified as rock art, including pictographs,...
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    • James W. Calhoun: An Oral History
      James W. Calhoun and the Nevada State Museum Interviewee: James W. CalhounInterviewed: 1986Published: 1987Interviewer: R. T....
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    • Fred Dressler: An Oral History
      A Contribution to a Survey of Life in Carson Valley, From First Settlement Through the 1950s Interviewee: Fred...
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    • A Story of Encounters: Political and Legal Efforts
      The establishment of Indian reservations and colonies in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries gave some of Nevada...
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