State names new tribal emergency response head

A member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe has been named as the state’s new tribal emergency response coordinator, following a Las Vegas Review-Journal report that coronavirus testing and assistance has been slow to reach Native American tribes.

Cassandra Darrough, an elected tribal council member who traces her ancestry to the Walker River Paiute Tribe, began work last month with the state Division of Emergency Management. She joined tribal health coordinator Crystal Harjo providing emergency management support to Nevada’s 27 tribal nations.

The Review-Journal reported recently that tribes in Nevada scrambled for weeks to acquire coronavirus testing materials and protective equipment after most other Nevada residents — including self-identified urban Native Americans — were able to obtain limited testing as early as mid-March.

Testing finally began in late April for an estimated 20,000 enrolled tribal members throughout Nevada, even as case counts grew in communities near reservations. the scene. A police officer arrived and applied tourniquets to the man’s arms. He was taken to a hospital and was not able to be interviewed by police. His condition was not detailed in the arrest report.

Police said Barkalow was arrested nearby. The police report said she also was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries and later was booked at the Clark County Detention Center.

Police said they recovered a curved knife with a 5-to-6-inch blade at the stabbing scene.

Police said they went to an apartment where Barkalow was staying and was told by a person there that a large “Rambo-looking” knife was missing.

No motive for the attack was disclosed by police, and it was not clear if the victim and suspect knew each other.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday.