awards

Eastern Shoshone tribal member Jason Baldes has received the prestigious Wayfinder Award from the National Geographic Society for his work to restore bison to Indigenous lands. Baldes was one of fifteen global leaders who received the award, as well as the title of National Geographic Explorer this year.

On February 23, The Wyoming Arts Alliance (WyAA) awarded two people for their advocacy of the arts in Wyoming.

Rosie Berger, a longtime resident of Sheridan County and former member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, will receive the Governor's Woman of Distinction Award on Feb. 22 in Cheyenne. Her four decade long career has been included work with various civic organizations and public service initiatives, including those seeking to increase the number of women in leadership positions in the Cowboy State.

The coal commercialization facility near Gillette that was the recipient of the "Overcoming Adversity" award from the Mid-American Economic Development Council. It recognizes projects, initiatives, or best practices in a community that are meant to overcome challenges faced by communities, states, or regions to provide a stronger future.

University of Arizona sociologist Jennifer Carlson wins $800,000 MacArthur Fellowship for her research into gun culture, politics and violence in the U.S.

The Mountain West News Bureau’s investigation of tribal jails has won a third journalism award, gaining recognition in the 2022 National Native Media contest.

The Public Media Journalists Association selected the bureau's investigation of deaths at tribal jails as the best nationally edited news coverage for 2021.

Wyoming Public Media has won four Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) national awards

Wyoming Public Radio has won a first place award for reporting from the Public Media Journalists Association. The award for Best Feature was for Savannah…

Two documentaries from Caldera Productions, a film company out of Lander, are up for three regional Emmy Awards this year. The Heartland Chapter of the…