Northern Arapaho Business Council

Members of the Northern Arapaho Business Council, Northern Arapaho Tribal Committee and Northern Arapaho Economic Development Commission took their oaths of office at a ceremony in Arapahoe last Friday.

The Northern Arapaho Tribe is holding its general election on Nov. 21. Twelve people are competing for all six seats on the Northern Arapaho Business Council.

The Northern Arapaho Tribe released official results for the primary election for the Northern Arapaho Business Council. The top 12 candidates will advance to the general election on Nov. 21 and compete for six open seats.

Voters braved a rainstorm near Great Plains Hall in Arapahoe to select which candidates should move to the general election for the tribe’s Business Council. It comes as tribal members have held public protests bringing attention to the Business Council’s failure to follow the General Council’s wishes.

The Select Committee on Tribal Relations is working on a bill draft that would return improperly collected online sales taxes back to the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes. The legislative committee discussed the issue at an interim meeting in Fort Washakie on Aug. 26.

This story is part of our new Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state.Indian Health Service director Roselyn Tso toured Wind River Family & Community Health Care clinics in Riverton and Arapahoe earlier this week.The IHS is the main federal health care provider for Native peoples throughout the U.S. However, the Northern Arapaho Tribe has operated Wind River Family & Community Health Care independently of IHS since 2016.

Jordan Dresser was on the Northern Arapaho Business Council as chairman for two years. He has developed quite the resume. He was appointed to a federal solutions committee, named one of the young leaders in Indian Country at large, and he’s a filmmaker. However, he was not reelected to the council. Wyoming Public Radio’s Taylar Stagner caught up with Dresser in a Lander coffee shop to find out what’s next for him.

St. Stephens school is ready to open for limited capacity due to a shortage of teachers. There are 275 students enrolled in the high, middle and elementary schools. School starts on September 19th.

“Who She Is” is part of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Person (MMIP) Taskforce efforts to spread awareness on the issue in Wyoming. The film hopes to tell a more intimate story about the lives of three Indigenous women who either went missing or were murdered.

A federal investigation found alleged sexual misconduct, nepotism, and theft.