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When did horses become a part of Western Indigenous communities? That’s the focus of a recent study that challenges long-held ideas. But it also highlights the importance of decolonizing science.
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In Wyoming, July 3rd is known to some as “Treaty Day” – a day that commemorates the signing of the Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868. The Eastern Shoshone and Shoshone-Bannock tribes signed this treaty with the U.S. government 155 years ago, creating what is now the Wind River Reservation. This year, the Fort Bridger Historic Site made some changes to its annual Treaty Day celebration to emphasize the on-going presence of tribal communities in the area.
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Chili peppers are an important ingredient for many foods. Now, a new study shows that they have been around for much longer than we thought, with origins in parts of the Mountain West.
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Indigenous art is often only viewed as a historical work of the past, but that art and the Indigenous people who make it are still present today. One Cochiti Pueblo artist showcases that concept in his latest exhibit at the History Colorado Museum in Denver.
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As a part of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, the Department of Interior and the National Endowment for the Humanities will be digitizing records that document the experiences of those who survived such schools, as well as their descendants. $4 million from the NEH will also support an oral history project with those people.
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In Colorado, women will hold the majority of seats in the state legislature for the first time. That makes Colorado and Nevada the only two states with majority female statehouses.
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Queen Elizabeth II was Britain's longest-reigning monarch and was a recognizable figure throughout the world for more than three quarters of a century. Her 70-year reign saw her travel to all parts of the world, which included the Cowboy State in 1984.
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Mark Miller is a former Wyoming state archaeologist and author of a new book, "Big Nose George and His Troublesome Trail." Grady Kirkpatrick recently spoke with Mr. Miller about his book and the notorious Wyoming outlaw.
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Over the next year, History Colorado, a nonprofit and an agency under the state’s department of higher education, will investigate the experiences, abuse and deaths of students at the former Fort Lewis Indian School near Durango.
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At a Ethete powwow this summer, the University of Wyoming Stealing Culture team was honored for their work getting Alyson White Eagle Sounding Sides to London to see Chief Yellowcalf's headdress. White Eagle Sounding Sides is one of Yellowcalf's descendants and the first Arapaho to see his headdress at the British Museum in London in one hundred years.