Belonging: Youth Voices On Wyoming's Outmigration
Wyoming has been faced with a declining population and around 60 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds leave the state every year. The ENDOW Initiative, the state council concerned with diversifying the state's economy, has made reducing the outmigration of youth a top priority.
The "Belonging" series features the voices of young people from across Wyoming in conversation with each other exploring what's behind their decisions to leave or stay.
Wyoming Public Radio's Tennessee Watson is producing the series in collaboration Cheyenne East High School teacher Charles Fournier.
Throughout the series, we will explore the idea of a Wyoming where young people want to be, from economic, political and cultural perspectives.
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Destiny and Taylor are both 17 years old and from Rock Springs. In 2019 both attended a disciplinary school in Sheridan called the Wyoming Girls School.… -
Sarah Mock and Mackenzie Muirhead both loved growing up in Cheyenne. Now, as they build lives and careers in Washington, D.C., they both dream about… -
Growing up on the Wind River Reservation, Gabby St. Clair and Angelo Sage say that their families, traditions, and languages gave them a sense of… -
Recent Torrington High School graduates Quentin Meyer and Ryan Walson love Wyoming as it is. For our "Belonging" series, the childhood friends sat down to… -
Though they have felt like outsiders at times, Allen Pino and Catalina Pedroza—who are both pursuing careers as educators—feel a strong sense of loyalty… -
June is Pride Month. So this first installation of the "Belonging" series is a conversation between Connor Sears and Jesse Archambeau. They're both 2018…
