Ron Feemster

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Backstage at the College National Finals Rodeo

June 18, 2013

WyoFile takes you backstage at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper with a photo montage.

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Tribes and Dept of Energy forge closer ties at uranium site

June 18, 2013

DOE funds Native outreach to community near tailings site, as tribes take a bigger role in testing water.

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Federal audit fiasco mars Arapahoe schools’ success story

June 11, 2013

After record academic gains, Fremont County School District #38’s missed audit sparks scrutiny from Cheyenne.

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Governor vows to vet state economy’s ties to tribes

June 6, 2013

Tribes on the Wind River Indian Reservation say they pay more into state coffers than they receive in services. Gov. Mead says he’ll ask state …

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Babes on the Bus: Wind River takes preschool to students

May 28, 2013

One of Wyoming’s largest, least populated school districts turns a school bus into a preschool classroom on wheels.

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Eastern Shoshone community gathers to honor fallen soldiers

May 28, 2013

Eastern Shoshone veterans of wars since World War II lead memorial to their fallen comrades.

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Eastern Shoshones to pay in-state tuition at Idaho colleges

May 21, 2013

The new right to pay lower tuition at public universities is based on an 1863 treaty that shows tribal lands extending into Idaho.

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Wyoming Indian High School says farewell to 19 graduates

May 21, 2013

Not everyone on the reservation makes it through high school. The community goes all out to celebrate the students who do.

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Federal grants help Native teacher aides become certified teachers

May 14, 2013

Wind River Tribal College and the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh train Natives to teach on the reservation.

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Love of dance spurs record CWC powwow turnout

May 7, 2013

At a time when most social powwows are shrinking, the annual gathering in the Central Wyoming College gym has bucked the trend, growing larger every …

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Belated Earth Day event cleans reservation roadsides

April 30, 2013

On a reservation where leaders pride themselves on long-term environmental strategies, litter remains a vexing problem.

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Lawmakers watch as feds bring Obamacare to Wyoming

April 23, 2013

Wyoming legislators dithered until the federal government stepped in to run the state’s health insurance marketplace. Now they’re calling that a great idea.

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Tribes see strong sovereignty as key to prosperous future

April 9, 2013

Native leaders came from near and far to share ideas about building Indian nations and buttressing self-government.

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Felony assault charges in attack on Native man in Riverton

March 27, 2013

Judge rules to try Skip Crooks for intentionally throwing punch that sent Darryn Davis to hospital. Some evidence may support self-defense case for Crooks.

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March against racism supports Native man injured in altercation

March 26, 2013

The demonstration against dozens of small slights Natives experience off the reservation grew with outrage over the attack on Darryn Davis.

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What’s in a punch? WyoFile responds to readers.

March 23, 2013

WyoFile’s readers reacted passionately, even immoderately, to our post about a violent encounter outside a Riverton bar. They made some good points.

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Juvenile justice without a juvenile jail

March 19, 2013

Closing Fremont County’s juvenile detention center means placing young offenders in neighboring counties and states while renewing the movement to keep kids out of jail.

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Assault outside Riverton bar roils reservation

March 19, 2013

One punch lands a Northern Arapaho man in the Wyoming Medical Center ICU and spurs talk of racism and sluggish policework.

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Reservation schools’ federal aid slashed in sequestration

March 12, 2013

Districts fear cuts to Impact Aid could eliminate teacher aides, reading teachers, nurses and counselors not funded by state.

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The reservation reacts to new, troubling press coverage

February 19, 2013

A year after residents called a New York Times story too pessimistic about life on the Rez, a new photo-essay sparks fresh anger.