Washiw Zulshish Goom Tahn-Nu received status as a 501(C)(3) in 2020 and has since this time worked to become a viable non-profit organization operating under a 5-member Board of Directors with an Executive Director; an Organization Charter; Organization Bylaws, and accountability and accounting Systems.
To live on Washoe lands as Washoe people with a unique language and culture that integrates the values and spiritual understandings of our ancestors as viable paradigms in promotion of traditional/ancient wisdom practices for living that brings healing to the land, the water and the people for generations to come.
WZGT is committed to create, promote, and mentor leadership and healthy lifestyles for the Washoe people. We are committed to restore in our youth the sense of uniqueness of their tribal heritage, language, and culture so that they will walk tall and proud as they apply the time-honored values of their ancestor to the decisions, they make about how to walk in this world today. We are committed to instill respect for the land, the water and the animals who dwell on the land. Our land contains our history, our legends, our cultural sites and the wild plants and animals that once fed us. The land contains our medicine as well as our traditional food. Native People have always protected and preserved their land and water (WZGT Board of Directors, 2020)
Respect the mysteries-there are some things you won’t know in this life–don’t let the mysteries keep you from moving on while honoring & respecting life on Mother Earth.
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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