Washoe culture, language and history painted across the Tahoe Basin

Washoe culture, language and history painted across the Tahoe Basin

LAKE TAHOE BASIN, Calif./Nev. – In 2024, Aspen Carrillo painted the first mural in Lake Tahoe created by a Washoe artist and the first to feature the Washoe language. Two years later, the 24-year-old artist is continuing that work, using public art to share Washoe stories, cultural knowledge and a connection to the land across the Tahoe Basin. Her murals bring bright colors, Washoe words and traditional symbols to walls throughout the region, in…