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Nisenan Heritage Day celebrates native culture

For the first time, the Nevada City Rancheria is inviting the community to Nisenan Heritage Day to share knowledge and culture at an event it hopes will set history’s record straight. “The community doesn’t know who their indigenous people are. It’s partly our fault. We’ve been in the shadows … We just really want people to know we’re here,” said Shelly Covert, tribal council secretary and cultural outreach spokesperson for the Nevada City Rancheria. President Woodrow Wilson created the 70-acre Rancheria on Cement Hill in 1913. The Rancheria was terminated in 1964. Today, there are 80 enrolled members of the …

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The Union Updated Oct 12, 2012 04:04PM Published Oct 11, 2012 04:37PM Copyright 2012 The Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.