Nevada County Reads & Writes will launch its National Endowment for the Arts Big Read program in celebration of “The Round House” by Louise Erdrich with an Art Walk and Welcome Address. The NEA Big…
Nevada County Read and Writes
The NEA Big Read in Nevada County is presented by the Nevada County Community Library in partnership with the Nevada County Arts Council and the Nevada County Superintendent of Schools, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The kick-off event will feature art from local high school students, poetry from Native artists from around the nation, and a film from a local storyteller. These pieces will be available for viewing around Nevada City from February 8th to February 13th. There will also be grab bags available during this time from all library branches with curbside pickup availability. Finally, Shelly Covert, Spokesperson for the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe, member of the Tribal Council, and the Executive Director for the California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project, or CHIRP will give a virtual Welcome Address on Saturday, February 13th at 1pm.
Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved the resolution, which supports federal recognition of the tribe.
“If it wasn’t for corona, I would be partying,” said Shelly Covert, the executive director for the California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project and the spokesperson for the Nevada City Nisenan Rancheria.
According to a press release, supervisors received 888 letters from the community in support of the resolution.
Covert said she is grateful for the full-bodied community support, and is eager to see Grass Valley pass a similar resolution to Nevada City and Nevada County.
Covert said this resolution provides the backing she needs to approach U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, whose district includes most of Nevada County, again about the issue of federal recognition.