A. Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that Washoe County is located on the ancestral homelands of the Waší·šiw (Washoe), Numu (Northern Paiute), Newe (Western Shoshone), Nuwu (Southern Paiute), and Pipa Aha (Mojave), the original caretakers of the land that we now call Nevada. Washoe County, formally named after the Washoe people in 1861, continues to be a gathering place and home for Indigenous Peoples, and we recognize their rich history and deep connections to these lands. We honor their past, present, and future stewardship by remembering that the health of the land and its people are inextricably linked.