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Land-grant universities, like the University of Wyoming (UW), largely got their start on land taken from Native peoples – and many of these schools continue to benefit from those lands today. Recently, some have started free tuition waivers for Native students as a way to acknowledge this history. Members of the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes have been advocating for the same to happen at UW.
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This weekend, Native peoples from across the region will gather outside of Jackson for the fourth annual Teton Powwow on May 18. The event brings together hundreds of dancers, vendors and thousands of spectators in a celebration of traditional and contemporary Indigenous cultures.
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Tribal and federal leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., to discuss protecting tribal lands from the effects of climate change. The topic was part of the 2023 White House Tribal Nations Summit on Dec. 6 and 7.
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The Wind River Development Fund (WRDF) is a Native-led and Native-focused lending institution that helps spur economic development on and around the Wind River Reservation. That means they get loans and capital into the hands of local entrepreneurs, farmers, and ranchers in the area. The nonprofit was awarded a $300,000 grant from the Native American Agriculture Fund (NAFF) to help continue that work.
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The Indian Health Service is working to provide tens of thousands of children’s books to Indigenous families across the U.S., including parts of the Mountain West.
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Project addressing food insecurity on the Wind River Reservation gets land for growing and educatingAfter five years of connecting people to the land through food, the Wind River Food Sovereignty Project finally has some land to call its own. The 30-acre property in Fort Washakie will be home to a demonstration farm and learning garden, and will also host programming focused on growing and preserving Indigenous foods.
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The second season of Native America arrived this fall with some fanfare. Native Public Media has done some polling about the series and says it shows the reaction in polled states has been extremely positive.
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For decades, Native Americans were sent off to boarding schools run by the federal government or religious groups. They were stripped of cultural ties and forced to assimilate into an American lifestyle.
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Leaders from the Indigenous Resilience Center shared at the One Water Summit about their efforts to work with tribal communities on water audits, filtration systems, and other solutions.
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When water solutions are discussed, often utility and business leaders are in the room. But at the annual One Water Summit last week, Indigenous youth got a chance to weigh in.
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For years, drought and development in the West have caused water shortages for Native American tribes. Now, a new institute aims to give tribes resources and training to advocate for their water rights.
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A group of young Native advocates from the United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) organization attended the White House Tribal Youth Forum earlier this month. The eleven delegates from UNITY spoke on panels with federal officials about issues facing Native youth today, like generational trauma and climate change.