Cortez Masto Introduces Legislation to Create the Bahsahwahbee National Monument
July 29, 2024
July 29, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced legislation to create the Bahsahwahbee National Monument in Eastern Nevada. Bahsahwahbee was the site of three 19th century massacres of the Newe people that had gathered in the area for religious ceremonies including one of the largest recorded massacres of Native Americans in U.S. history, resulting in the death of approxim . . .
Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced legislation to create the Bahsahwahbee National Monument in Eastern Nevada. Bahsahwahbee was the site of three 19th century massacres of the Newe people that had gathered in the area for religious ceremonies including one of the largest recorded massacres of Native Americans in U.S. history, resulting in the death of approxim . . .