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Come together at the school and tribal gym. The gym has community events, funerals, sporting activities, recreational. Smokeshop and community center. Schurz elementary school to make friends and hangout. In the desert playing with the dirt. Only elementary school here. Travel to Fallon for shopping on a weekly basis. Pool and Boys & Girls club.
Elders and children bring everyone together. Friendship brings everyone together too. Growing up on reservation there isn't a lot of access to many things. Culture and history took a loss and there is a lot of Elders passing. Language loss. No access to the lake or Mt. Grant. No fish in lake, huge impact to who we are. Pinenut festival is a shared history.
Residents are employed through the tribe, but more so in school districts, Yerington, Fallon, Hawthorne base. Working 100+ miles away. Limited water.
High school students have to travel 30+ miles to get to school. Adults have to travel 30+ miles too for work and education. No full time hospital, have to drive about 40 miles to access emergency healthcare. Pinenut festival and traditional foods threatened due to cutting down of trees and climate change. Politicians need to listen on how to take care of the earth. Not everything is for sale or profit. Limited housing because water system does not support more houses. Community events and access to resources. More support for schools and more funding needed. Policies need to be in place for the funding to be used. Education and housing are an issue. Healthcare is an issue too.
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