NVIS Seminar Series: Tribal Hoop House Project in Northern NV

When

noon to 1 p.m., April 5, 2023

Speaker:

Reginald Premo, Community Outreach Specialist, University of Nevada

 

Reggie Premo is a member of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley reservation that encompasses northeastern NV and southern ID, he is a descendant of the Tosawihi (White Knife) band of Western Shoshone. Reggie was raised on a cattle ranch and currently grows alfalfa hay and assists local producers on the reservation with cropland

development. Reggie has been employed with the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Native Programs as the Community Outreach Specialist based on the Duck Valley Reservation in Owyhee, NV since yr. 2010. He is responsible for coordinating and

scheduling educational activities regarding nutrition, organizational development, natural resources, and agriculture for constituents. Constructing hoop houses and providing education and outreach assistance for Nevada tribes & communities have been a major part of his work.