Melba Rakow is the daughter of Raymond Fillmore and Mable Washoe. After thirty-four years, and she returned to teaching Washiw with others who had been a part of the immersion school in the 1990’s. She became involved with the Head Start immersion class and began to interpret books, songs, and curriculum for the program. She will be continuing this process and is hopeful that she and the immersion program will have created strong speakers. She is a fluent Washiw language speaker and tribal wisdom keeper. Melba is a founding member of WZGT.
Aspen is the granddaughter of Ruby Carrillo. In Spring 2023, she earned her Associate of Arts degree from Western Nevada College. Aspen has aspirations to pursue her Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Nevada Reno focusing on art, sustainability and science. She has been an active community member all of her life, participating in cultural events […]
Melba Rakow is the daughter of Raymond Fillmore and Mable Washoe. After thirty-four years, and she returned to teaching Washiw with others who had been a part of the immersion school in the 1990’s. She became involved with the Head Start immersion class and began to interpret books, songs, and curriculum for the program. She […]
Frank is the son of Doggie George Holmes (1917-1973) and Louise Jackson (1918–2016). He served in the US Navy from 1959 to 1962. He has bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in sociology. He has a master’s degree in policy, planning and regulation from the University of California, Berkeley. Grayshield has served as a […]
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