Eastern Shoshone

Have you ever come across a ram skull up in a tree? Well, it turns out a band of the Shoshone known as the sheep eaters used to place bighorn sheep ram skulls in trees as a ceremonial activity. This religious practice was also practiced by neighboring tribes as they passed through. The Meeteetse Museums would like to document where those are located.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on Indigenous communities. Wyoming Public Radio's Signa McAdams spoke to tribal members Patrick Littleshield, Sam HerManyHorses, Fred Hebahand Dean Littleshield at Wyoming's largest powwow, the Eastern Shoshone Indian Days, about what it was like to be at the grounds after a year of lockdown.

Northern Arapaho Tribal Housing is helping to disperse federal funds aimed at helping those impacted by COVID-19 make rent and utility payments.

The Eastern Shoshone Indian Days powwow is back. Last year the celebration was canceled due to COVID-19. This will be the 61st powwow.

The Eastern Shoshone Tribe held a special General Council meeting on Saturday in Fort Washakie to address agenda items related to the legalization of marijuana on the Wind River Reservation.

Many tribal leaders are used to stretching every dollar that comes their way. Last year, they were faced with a different problem: millions in badly...

Affordable housing is notoriously hard to find in Wyoming and especially hard to find on the Wind River Reservation. The Eastern Shoshone Housing Authority (ESHA) has a plan to use newly awarded money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to tackle this issue and, most importantly, assist tribal members in navigating homeownership.

The snow is piled outside the small yellow shop. The signage outside says "Diamonds, Jade, and Indian Jewelry" because the building used to be a jewelry…

Zack Kennah went to art school at the University of Wyoming then moved to California to be an independent filmmaker. Over the past two years, Kennah has…

This weekend, the Eastern Shoshone Tribal Council will discuss a proposed dog ordinance that would try to help control a feral dog problem on the Wind…