Stewart Indian School history exhibit open until Oct. 20

The Truckee Parks and Recreation Community Center has opened a new traveling art exhibit, “We Remember Your Sacrifices; You Are Not Forgotten: The Story and Art of the Stewart Indian School.”

The exhibit, located in Carson City, will be on display through Oct. 20. The exhibit tells the story of Stewart Indian School, where Native American children of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, Western Shoshone, Northern Paiute, and Southern Paiute were removed from their families and land to learn English and job skills.

The exhibit invites visitors to learn from stories shared by Stewart alumni how the school evolved from the early boarding school days with the cruel assimilation policy into a high school that Native students wanted to attend.

The Stewart Indian School Cultural Center & Museum is located at 1 Jacobsen Way in Carson City, and is open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed on state and federal holidays.

For information, contact Bobbi Rahder at 775-687-7606, brahder@nic.nv.gov or visit www.StewartIndianSchool.com.