Waší·šiw Land Trust

Wášiw-šiw Land Trust is an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to returning ancestral lands to the Washoe People of Nevada and California. Through land acquisition, conservation, restoration, and capital investment, we work to protect sacred sites, re-establish gathering places and ceremonies, and revitalize the abundance of native flora and fauna that sustain traditional foods, tools, and medicines. By cultivating and sharing Washoe Ecological Knowledge, building strategic partnerships, and investing in programs that address environmental, cultural, and community needs, we nurture the spirit, skills, and well-being of Tribal members of all ages while strengthening the long-term resilience of the Tribe and the ancestral homelands we steward.

About the Waší·šiw Land Trust

The Tribal Council of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California formed the Waší·šiw Land Trust in 2025. We seek to return land throughout our vast Sierra Nevada homelands to the ownership and care of the Washoe people.

Our Homelands

Our core homelands stretch across a 3.47-million-acre region, from south of Lake Tahoe north to Honey Lake and west to the Sierra Crest. They include Sierra Valley, Long Valley, Independence Lake, Carpenter Valley, Truckee, Martis Valley, Lake Tahoe, the Northern Sierra Crest, Hope Valley, Carson Valley, and Truckee Meadows (Reno/Sparks).

Our Priorities

Our work is guided by tribal elders and other tribal members and rooted in the principles of Washoe Ecological Knowledge.

Together we will:

• Acquire and restore land in our Washoe homelands
• Protect sacred sites
• Re-establish traditional gathering places and ceremonial lands
• Revitalize the abundance of native flora and fauna that sustain our traditional foods, tools and medicines
• Steward lands for current and future generations.