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#71521: UNLV student Ka-Voka Jackson, a Hualapai tribal member, is working on a restoration project on her tribe's ancestral lands through her master's program. The research, conducted in collaboration with the National Park Service in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Arizona, will restore degraded plant communities in several canyons along the Colorado River by testing methods of invasive plant species control and established native plant populations. The invasive plants not only wreak havoc on the environment and pose a wildfire risk, but they're also squeezing out plants central to the culture, religion, and history of native populations, April 10, 2017, 2017 April 10
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 01
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Transcript of interview with Shawn Willis by Barbara Tabach, May 5, 2017
Shawn Willis (1972 - ) grew up in a culturally diverse area outside of Detroit, Michigan. She has made Las Vegas her home since 2004. Since moving to Nevada, she ?acknowledged? her Judaism and built a robust network within the Jewish community as an entrepreneur and tireless leader. From 2015 ? 2017, she held the position of Director of the Jewish National Fund of Las Vegas. The Jewish National Fund is a worldwide organization that was founded in 1901 to meet the strategic challenges of building in Israel and developing the infrastructure for ecology, special needs and heritage preservation. Among the local initiatives that Shawn led was a program on water conservation. In this oral history, Shawn candidly speaks of being a convert to Judaism. She also shares how she introduced herself into the Las Vegas community in a vibrant way through her marketing expertise and business. Shawn currently serves on the UNLV Foundation?s President?s Associates Council and is an active person in the Las Vegas community. Shawn is a graduate of University of Detroit Mercy.
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Conversion--Judaism
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Orthodox Judaism
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Prayer supplement for High Holy Days at Temple Beth Sholom, 1974
The booklet includes meditations on faith, prayer, forgiveness and remembrance.
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Lori Chenin Frankl oral history interview
Oral history interview with Lori Chenin Frankl conducted by Barbara Tabach on June 07, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Frankl talks about Judaism, her love of teaching children and her devotion to family and music. She talks about growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada and becoming a bat mitzvah.
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