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Welcome to the Stewart Indian School web site. The Stewart Indian School served as an off-reservation boarding school from 1890 through 1980, and its stone buildings are an icon of education and life for many American Indians in the West. After the school closed, the buildings were emptied and many became home to state offices. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is comprised of 83 buildings.
The Stewart Indian School Trail is a self-guided walking tour of the campus with 20 points of interest and audio stories. Using personal cell phones, visitors can access recorded messages from alumni and employees about their personal experiences at the school. The goal of the “Talking” Trail is to preserve the history and memorabilia of the school, which provided education and vocational skills to American Indian youth from Nevada, California, Arizona and New Mexico, representing more than 200 tribes.
The school annually hosts the Stewart Father’s Day Powwow, which presents traditional competition dancing, Stewart School alumni recognition, arts and crafts, special events and exhibits.
Stewart Father's Day Powwow 2011
A huge thank you to everyone who attended another great Father's Day Powwow at Stewart Indian School in Carson City, Nevada. If you would like to see what went on during this year's powwow, CLICK HERE.
For a list of 2011 dance winners, CLICK HERE.
See you at next year's powwow!
Stewart Father's Day Powwow 2012!
Planning for the 2012 Stewart Father’s Day Powwow is already in progress! The 2012 Stewart Father’s Day Powwow will be held June 15-17, 2012 at the Stewart Complex in Carson City, Nevada. This special event is geared toward generating support and funding for the establishment of the Stewart Indian Cultural Center at the former Stewart Indian School. This year’s event was an enormous success and we expect an even larger draw of alumni and visitors for the 2012 Powwow!
The Stewart Father’s Day Powwow Committee decided at its July 27, 2011 meeting to revise vendor
booth fees for next year due to additional and increasing operating costs for the growing event. We
wanted to make sure you were made aware of these revisions, so you can plan accordingly.
For a summary of the revisions to the vendor fees for the 2012 Stewart Father’s Day Powwow CLICK HERE
Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Welcome First American Indian Exhibit Reno-Tahoe International Airport will be hosting the first American Indian exhibit in its history and invites the public to the opening reception on Monday, November 14, 2011 from 6:00-7:30pm. Governor Brian Sandoval, Washoe Tribal Chairwoman Wanda Batchelor and Chairman Wayne Burke from the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe are scheduled to speak, accompanied by performances of local American Indian artists.
The exhibit opens during November, National American Indian Heritage Month. Governor Sandoval has also proclaimed November as American Indian Heritage Month in Nevada. “We are very pleased that the Nevada Indian Commission could facilitate this project,” said Sherry Rupert, Executive Director of the Commission. “The partnership we have with the Nevada Arts Council and the Indian Territory made this initial exhibit possible.”
The Nevada Indian Commission worked with the Arts Council’s Folklife Program and the Nevada Indian Territory to develop a special edition of the Arts Council’s “What Continues the Dream” traveling exhibit and includes posters drawn from the pages of the gallery guide and photographs of powwow dancers in their colorful regalia; an Indian Territory graphic display; and hand-crafted cultural objects provided by the Nevada Indian Commission. The exhibit will be on display in the Connector Collections Gallery on the second floor, between the B and C gates through January 22, 2012.
“An American Indian cultural exhibit at our airport has been highly anticipated and a long time coming,” added Rupert. “When a visitor enters the airport they should know they are in the lands of the Washoe, Paiute and Shoshone people.”
The Indian Commission’s mission is to ensure the well-being of American Indian citizens statewide through development and enhancement of the government-to-government relationship between the State of Nevada and Indian Tribes, and through education for a greater cultural understanding of the state’s first citizens. The Commission was established in 1965 to be the conduit between the Governor and the 27 federally-recognized Nevada tribes.
Paiute Elder Ralph Burns will provide the opening prayer. Burns is the recipient of the 2011 Nevada Heritage Award, which honors Nevada folk artists and tradition bearers who are the finest and most influential masters of their particular art forms and who have had a significant impact on the people and communities of the state. Gayle Johnson a Bishop Paiute Tribal Member will provide the Paiute Flag Song and Red Hawk Warriors along with various Powwow dancers will be on hand to celebrate the evening.
Dat-So-La-Lee Cemetery
The Stewart Indian School established a cemetery for their students in the 1890s, shortly after the US Federal Government opened the school. The cemetery is now known as the "Old Stewart Indian Cemetery" or the "Dat-So-La-Lee Cemetery," after the master Washoe basket weaver who is buried there.
Indian Commission to paint Stewart's ‘S' on Prison Hill
The “S” on Prison Hill in southeast Carson City will soon get a fresh coat of white paint after decades of neglect. Sherry Rupert, executive director of the Nevada Indian Commission, said she received a letter Wednesday from the Carson City Board of Supervisors supporting the effort. CLICK HERE to read the entire story.
