In Loving Memory of My Father, Frank Grayshield (April 10, 1942 – November 3, 2025)
In Loving Memory of My Father, Frank Grayshield (April 10, 1942 – November 3, 2025)
On a snowy March evening, cedar and pine smoke escape the Grayshield home’s chimney, dancing with the winter air of the Carson Indian Colony.
The Frank Grayshield Washoe Youth Scholarship honors the life and work of Frank Grayshield
Washoe Warrior Society E-mail: wzgtmail@gmail.com Webpage: wzgt.org 10-2-2024 Greetings Washoe Tribe Community Members Especially Youth: This is an open letter from Washiw Zulshish Goom Tahn Nu (WZGT) to Washoe Tribe community members, especially the youth and future council members. We are grateful for the support of the Tribal Council, entrusting us with the confidence to […]
TRUCKEE, Calif. – Washiw Zulshish Gum Tahn-Nu announced the launch of its groundbreaking fundraising campaign accompanied by a virtual launch event: “Strength in Solidarity: The Power of Collective Action with Washiw Zulshish Gum Tahn-Nu,” scheduled for Wednesday, May 29 from 5:30-7 p.m. Generations after the displacement of Wašišiw (the people from here) from the Truckee-Tahoe […]
Often when speaking of this land’s original people, the past tense is used, as if the Washoe have slipped away to reside only on the pages of history books. Yet that is in error, as the tribe that has inhabited Lake Tahoe and its surrounding lands since time immemorial is still very much here. Several […]
What an honor to serve healthy organic food at our annual Elder’s dinner this year! We served fresh organic salad; chia seed parfaits with figs & strawberries, and; wild crafted herbal teas including megel, nettles and elderberry. We would like to say thank you to Marissa Yakaitis and team at the North Lake Tahoe Food […]
On Oct 28th 2021, Sierra Nevada University (SNU) “Sustainability” students, joined by members of the campus People and Planet Club, participated in a local creek/beach clean-up and fundraising event. The event was designed to address the impact of microplastics (and other pollutants) on the Da-oh (Lake Tahoe) Basin watershed. A group of aproximately 40 individuals […]
Gratitude to Scott and our friends at Mountain Lotus Center (Truckee, CA) for you generous support and donations.
WZGT members planted Woods Rose, Buffalo Berry, Golden Currant, and Chokecherry along the Carson River. Much gratitude to Lori Leonard, the River Fork Ranch Manager for stewarding these lands and for including us in this work”.
lisa@washoewarriorsociety.org