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Stop the Sundown Siren Petition
In 2006 the Washoe Tribe of Nevada asked the towns of Minden and Gardnerville to stop the daily siren. Using historical documents, the Washoe showed theย original purpose of the siren was to enforce a 1917 Douglas County ordinance that required all โIndiansโ to be out of Minden and Gardnerville by 6:30 pm.
Minden and Gardnerville were โSundown Towns,โ meaning everyone who wasnโt White had to leave town by sunset. The siren was temporarily halted after the Washoe request in 2006, but resumed after a vote established its popularity among Whites.
Generations later the ordinance is gone but the siren remains an ugly reminder of a racist past. Letโs call the siren what it is: a racist ritual designed to keep the Washoe Tribe โin their place.โ This hateful siren has no place in 2020 America.
If you are a resident or visitor of beautiful Douglas County NV (or just donโt like racism) please sign this petition to support the Washoe people and eliminate the siren. The siren may be โno big dealโ to some, but itโs a painful reminder of a dark chapter in the history of the Washoe people. America is better than this.
SIGN THE PETITION ON CHANGE.ORG HERE: