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On November 10, 2016, the Eastern Shoshone Tribe brought wild bison back to the Wind River Reservation. They set ten young wild bison loose on 300 acres. Dick Baldes spent his entire career as a biologist working to bring wildlife back to the reservation. And it was his son, Jason, who helped make the bison release a reality. Wyoming Public Radio’s Melodie Edwards attended the release ceremony.
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Sagebrush ecosystem conservation got another big boost in September, thanks to the Biden Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The US Fish and Wildlife Service announced more than $10.5 million of funding for projects throughout the West and on the Wind River Reservation.
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Sagebrush ecosystem conservation just got another big boost thanks to the Biden Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Amidst a field of sagebrush at the Washakie Reservoir on the Wind River Reservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Deputy Director Siva Sundaresan announced that more than $10.5 million will go to help protect the iconic Western landscape this year.
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The Wind River-based documentary “Who She Is” won Best Animated Film and was a finalist for Most Inspirational Film at the Oregon Documentary Film Festival this June.
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The state’s Indian Child Welfare Act Task Force met for the first time in Riverton to discuss next steps after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the 1978 federal law earlier this summer.
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It’s not an easy time to be a young person, but the upcoming Wind River Youth Summit is hoping to make the rollercoaster of growing up just a little bit easier.The two-day summit is creating space for Indigenous youth ages 12-24 to come together to discuss issues facing their communities. The summit will take place from July 19-20th at the Fort Washakie High School.
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The Riverton Peace Mission will be attending the Small Town Summit in Missoula, Montana this week. Leaders from small, rural towns across America will talk about how to engage communities and organize actions.
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The goal of the summit is to create awareness around the impacts and opportunities of tourism on the sovereign nations and inhabitants of the Wind River Reservation, said University of Wyoming’s (UW) Daniel McCoy, one of the co-hosts of the event.
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Last year, a group of Wyoming women passionate about art came together and formed the Wyoming Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. By creating this committee, the group is able to nominate one upcoming Wyoming artist to the 2024 Women to Watch exhibit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D.C. Sarah Ortegon High Walking will be that artist. Wyoming Public Radio’s Kamila Kudelska spoke with Ortegon High Walking on what this nomination means to her and what her art hopes to express.
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Sarah Ortegon High Walking will be the first woman artist to represent Wyoming in a national exhibit. The National Museum of Women in the Arts formed the Wyoming Committee last year in order to nominate artists from the state to display their work in Washington D.C.