(AP) — Generations of Nevada's Native Americans passed through the doors of the Stewart Indian School, some enduring painfully harsh treatment as their culture was stripped away while others left in later years with fond memories of time spent with members of other tribes. For nearly a century, thousands of Indian students from around the western United States were enrolled in the boarding school on the outskirts of Carson City to get an education and learn vocational skills like masonry and farming. Three decades after the school closed, the expansive college campus-like facility remains both a cultural touchstone for Nevada's Native American population and a neglected chapter of its history, Two bills under consideration by the Legislature would pay for repairs for some of the school's decaying buildings and create a cultural museum as well as carve out a bigger role for the state's Indian Commission. The commission is requesting a one-year $122,000 budget to help pay for a permanent cultural center at the school, with the eventual goal of turning the site in to a more tourist-friendly destination, Rupert said. Former state Historic Preservation director Ron James said the school grounds are on a short list for inclusion in the federal government's National Register of Historic Places, but continual decay and accumulating damage lowers the school's chances of being listed.