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Native American Education Conference to shine a light on community, collective wisdom and resilienceHow can teachers better support Native students? And how can they more accurately teach about Native history and contemporary cultures to all students? Those questions are at the center of the annual Native American Education Conference, which is back for its fifteenth year. It’ll take place at Central Wyoming College in Riverton on August 6 and 7.
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Wind River Pride is hosting a series of events in Lander and Riverton this month to celebrate Pride. Their most recent meetup was a Queers with Quills creative writing night.
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The White Buffalo Recovery Center is a culturally-informed outpatient treatment center that supports Native community members who are recovering from addiction and substance abuse. This June, they’re launching a new version of Mending Broken Hearts, a bimonthly, three-day workshop that provides healing around grief, loss and intergenerational trauma. In the past, the program has been just for adults, but now the workshop is expanding to include the whole family.
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May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP). This Sunday, there will be a march in Riverton to honor the day and promote action to address a crisis that’s close to home for many.
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Last week, U.S. Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) traveled around the state and held town halls with local communities in Carbon, Fremont, Washakie, and Hot Springs Counties. On April 25, she held a forum at the Wind River Hotel and Casino outside of Riverton in collaboration with the Northern Arapaho Tribe.
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Riverton’s first Northern Arapaho police officer is suing the Riverton Police Department for racial discrimination, retaliation and a hostile work environment. Billy Whiteplume started working as a patrol officer in 2016 and moved to the detective division in 2021.
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Last summer, Riverton Police Chief Eric Hurtado proposed adding community service officers (CSOs) to the department to help with a high volume of calls and understaffing issues. CSOs don’t make arrests or carry a gun, but they can help with low-risk incidents like parking tickets or minor car accidents. Ideally, that frees up other officers to respond to more serious crimes.The police chief’s proposal turned into a reality at a City Council meeting in Riverton last week.
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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.
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How can small businesses across the state expand their reach? Contracting to the government might not be the first answer that comes to mind for most entrepreneurs, but an upcoming summit in Riverton is hoping to change that.
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Wyoming ranks last in breast cancer screenings but one state-wide nonprofit is trying to change thatWhen it comes to breast cancer, an early diagnosis can make a big difference. According to the American Cancer Society, women who have breast cancer and were diagnosed in its earliest, localized stages are, on average, 99 percent as likely to live for at least five years after being diagnosed as women without the cancer. So, the Wyoming Breast Cancer Initiative (WBCI) wants to help more people stay on top of their breast exams, especially those in more rural parts of the state.