Wednesday afternoon local tribal members and allies rallied outside of the State Legislature building in support of SB391. The bill aims to present revised provisions on governing entities’ use of sirens, bells, or alarms for certain purposes.
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Rick Gunn
ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. Every evening at 6 p.m., Washoe Tribe members are given a grim reminder of their past.
An ordinance dated July 7, 1908 declared that the Sunset Siren would ring every day at 6 p.m. as an indication to the Washoe Tribe members that they must leave the town for the day.
“Any and all Indians (except such as are actually employed as servants in the town of Gardnerville) remaining in said town of Gardnerville after sunset of each and every day are hereby declared a public nuisance and considered detrimental to the county in general and the town of Gardnerville in particular,” the ordinance stated.