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Former ‘sundown town’ stands by siren amid reckoning The town siren has blared since 1921. Elders remember seeing law enforcement jailing Native Americans and residents attacking non-white people Author: The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California associates the siren with a historic "sundown ordinance" that once made it illegal for them to be in Minden and neighboring Gardnerville after nightfall. Residents of the mostly white town defend it as a tradition that marks time and honors fi...

Former Nevada sundown town stands by siren amid reckoning SAM METZ, Associated Press / Report for America July 26, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5This June 30, 2021 photo shows a sign for the town of Minden, Nev. Efforts to silence the century-old siren, seen in the background, that blares every night at 6 p.m. are sparking debates over how to confront the regions history of racism and violence. The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California associates the siren with a historic "sundow...

MINDEN, Nev. —  A red siren perched atop a small town’s volunteer fire department sounds every night at 6 p.m., sending a piercing noise echoing through the ranches and towns of northern Nevada’s Carson Valley including Dresslerville — a community governed by the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California. To Serrell Smokey, the tribe’s chairman, the sound is a reminder of racism and violence inflicted upon Native Americans — a “living piece of historical trauma” with an enduring l...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   MINDEN, Nev. (AP) — A red siren perched atop a small town’s volunteer fire department sounds every night at 6 p.m., sending a piercing noise echoing through the ranches and towns of northern Nevada’s Carson Valley including Dresslerville — a community governed by the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California. To Serrell Smokey, the tribes chairman, the sound is a reminder of racism and violence inflicted upon Native Americans ...