NEVADA HERITAGE & NEA NATIONAL HERITAGE FELLOW RALPH BURNS

Nevada Heritage and NEA National Heritage Fellow Ralph Burns gave the opening blessing at the dinner at the Governor’s Global Tourism Summit in Reno recently. Burns has been honored for his work in Paiute Language preservation and reintroduction as well as his storytelling expertise in both Paiute and English. To view an example, see “Telling Place: The Stone Mother,” a Nevada Stories film by Teri Brewer, produced by the NAC Folklife Program, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR9v9EAskmU&feature=youtu.be

(Photo by Sydney Martinez, Travel Nevada)