Eastern Shoshone

This week a candlelight vigil honors the memory of a Northern Arapaho man whose death has brought scrutiny to how police in Riverton handle cases involving the Indigenous community.

While tribal housing on the reservation has rules surrounding pets, the law and order code on the reservation doesn’t include provisions on aggressive dogs. Advocates have been pushing for both tribal councils to approve a dog ordinance, which will include fines and jail time for those in possession of uncontrollable, wandering dogs.

The Folk Art Mentoring grant started in 2005 and panelists who reviewed the applications included a master bladesmith, tribal historic preservation officer and a folk life specialist.

Feral dogs have been a problem on the Wind River Reservation for some time. A woman's recent death has brought the need for action back to the forefront.

Pending land purchases include to an upcoming hospital and Starbucks.

Protest in Lander brings tribal members together to show support for the elder arrested and charged with assault of a federal officer.

The Wyoming legislature corrected the spelling of "Arapaho" and "Shoshone" in state documents and settled if tribes can apply for certain state loans.

Yellowstone National Park turned 150 years old on March 1st. Park officials say they are taking this anniversary to work toward including more tribal perspectives and involvement within the park, Robyn Rofkar is the Assistant Director at the Eastern Shoshone Cultural Center in Fort Washakie told Wyoming Public Radio's Taylar Stagner about her many trips to the park over the years and what she would like to see changed to support more Indigenous visitation.

Shelters have closed during the pandemic leaving few places for domestic abuse survivors to go in central Wyoming.

Eastern Shoshone Tribe is expanding its vaccine incentive program to kids ages five years and older starting in early February.