Tribal members, law enforcement and state employees talked trainings and a death investigation review with lawmakers.

Tribes around the country receive federal support through the annual Indian Housing Block Grant program, but Trump’s proposed budget would decrease the program’s funding by about 20% next year.

A commitment structure would create a four-year renewable scholarship that would work with other awards to equal tuition and mandatory fees. But figuring out how to cover the costs is still a work in progress.

Eastern Shoshone tribal member Jason Baldes said closing the office could hurt wildlife on the reservation and would violate the government’s trust responsibility to tribes.

The analysis from the state’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Task Force also found 105 Native individuals were filed as missing in Wyoming last year, with six of those cases remaining unresolved.

Scott was a regular at powwows, community events and basketball games, even winning the “fan of the year” award once for her courtside dedication. She passed away at the age of 80 this spring.

Wyoming recently upped penalties for defacing petroglyphs and pictographs. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is fast-tracking energy projects where rock art may be.

Republican representatives in Nevada and Utah this week were successful in getting an amendment to sell public lands in federal budget legislation. In Nevada, the idea is already facing strong opposition.

There will also be a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives march in Riverton on May 4, along with a run and walk on the Wind River Reservation on May 5.

One of this year’s featured guests is Jhane Myers (Comanche/Blackfeet), who was the lead creative producer for the 2022 movie “Prey,” a prequel in the popular sci-fi “Predator” franchise.