Washoe Tribe

Scenic photo of Olympic Valley on an early morning pow day

The Name Change, Part Four: The Washoe Tribe & The Resort Today

For the team at Palisades Tahoe, it has been a year of learning and change. We are so grateful to our friends and partners, the ...
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The Name Change, Part Three: The Resort’s New Name

Renaming a business with 70 years of history is no easy task. It’s not something anyone here at the resort had experience in, and it’s ...
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The Name Change, Part Two: The S- Word

In 2020, we made the commitment to do something that we should have done long ago: We changed our name from Sq**w Valley to Palisades ...
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The Name Change, Part One: The Washoe Tribe

The Washoe are the original inhabitants of Da ow aga (Lake Tahoe) and all the lands surrounding it. Washoe ancestral territory consists of a nuclear ...
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