Northern Arapaho

A few years back, the Northern Arapaho Tribe's historic preservation officer Yufna Soldier Wolf sent a letter to the U.S. Army, asking to exhume the graves of three boys buried at a former Indian boarding school. The army wrote back, refusing. But Soldier Wolf wrote again and again until the army relented. Now a new documentary traces this story of how the tribe brought back their children to rebury on the Wind River Reservation. Wyoming Public Radio's Melodie Edwards sat down with Soldier Wolf after the film's premiere on the University of Wyoming campus and asked her why it felt important to share this story with the world.

A new documentary about the Northern Arapaho tribe's work to return the remains of three boys who died at an Indian boarding school in the 1800s is receiving accolades at film festivals across the country.

Wind River Reservation residents say they've received good medicine with the delivery of 50 wild bison last month. Wyoming Public Radio's Signa McAdams, an enrolled Eastern Shoshone member, attended the historic event.

Sinks Canyon State Park officials are looking at installing a climbing aid to the walls of the canyon to entice more summer climbers. Wyoming Public Radio's Taylar Stagner reports that the Tribes on the Wind River Reservation were not contacted appropriately.

Many American towns and metropolises have initiated unions with international locales – “sister cities,” where citizens travel to each others' hometowns and build cultural bridges. Rarely have local leaders considered such an arrangement with tribal nations, until now.

In 2017, Northern Arapaho tribal members traveled to Carlisle Indian Industrial School to bring home the remains of three children. These children were buried at a cemetery by a school in Pennsylvania. Home From School is a film that documents this journey. Wyoming Public Radio's Signa McAdams sat down with the film's associate producer, Northern Arapaho's Chairman Jordan Dresser, at the film's premiere in Lander. They discussed boarding schools, repatriation and generational trauma.

Many tribes in the U.S. have higher vaccination rates than other ethnic groups. For some reservations, that number is as high as 95 percent. And high vaccination rates aren't the only way indigenous communities have been aggressive in combating COVID-19.

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

During the formation of the United States, many landmarks were named after white settlers. Local Native activists believe changing these names will be a…

Strengthening Our Generations is run by the Northern Arapaho Tribe and is part of Wind River Cares. Donna Trosper is supervisor for the group, which has…