Wind River Indian Reservation

Don’t forget to read Feemster’s coverage of Election Day 2012 on the reservation.

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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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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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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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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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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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Cheyenne’s focus on feds fails to solve reservation’s jurisdiction woes

February 19, 2013

Wind River Indian Reservation police struggle to curb drunk driving on the reservation because of lawmakers’ desire to keep the fed. government out of Wyoming.

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Voting Rights Act suit helps unseat incumbent in Fremont County

November 13, 2012

A court order to replace at-large voting for county commissioners with district elections in Fremont County has shifted the balance of power on the commission.

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Getting Out the Native Vote: Reservation youth knock on doors

November 6, 2012

Inspired by a low turnout in 2010 and a perceived challenger to their political interests, young Native American activists have spent months encouraging people to …

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EPA delays Pavillion review for more groundwater testing

March 8, 2012

In a joint statement today Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Tribes said “further sampling of the …

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As elders pass, Wind River Indian Reservation teachers turn to technology to preserve Shoshone language

February 28, 2012

Few native Americans speak the Shoshone language today and, sadly, elders who do speak Shoshone are slipping away. But tech-savvy students in Fort Washakie are …

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Youth Center Rises on the Rez — Kansas Couple Gives $1 Million

December 14, 2010

Thanks to tribal casino profits, the example of a compassionate Riverton woman and a chlorophyll dog treat, the Wind River Indian Reservation has a sparkling …

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Wyoming Liability Pool Reaches Limit – Nixes More Coverage in Fremont County Rights Case

October 30, 2010

“If Fremont County wants to pursue an appeal,” said Liability Pool executive director Mark Pring. “They will have to do it on their own.”

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Voting Rights Case Drags on in Fremont County: At What Cost to Other Counties and Towns?

October 26, 2010

The pending claims in the Fremont lawsuit are the largest in the Local Government Legal Liability Pool’s 23-year history. The issue of how much the …

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A Legacy of Prejudice: Lawsuits, Failed Pacts Tell Ugly Story

August 30, 2010

RIVERTON–As a child in California, Helsha Acuña was so sensitive about her Native American heritage—her father was Apache, her mother Aleut—that she sometimes tried to …

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Racism on the Rez: Federal Judge Backs Tribes

August 12, 2010

Lander—In an important Wyoming civil rights case, a federal judge rejected two voting schemes proposed by Fremont County as perpetuating “separation, isolation, and racial polarization …

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Fort Washakie 911: Law Enforcement “Surge” on Tribal Lands

June 28, 2010

FORT WASHAKIE—Mike Shockley is used to working alone. An officer in the Bureau of Indian Affairs police, he was until recently one of just …

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Heralded Pact for Tribal Grass-fed Beef Ends

June 21, 2010

THERMOPOLIS—Indians and whites have been doing business together since the time of Columbus—almost invariably to the Indians’ detriment. But the announcement last year that the …

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“Dusting the Hurt Off…” The Creation of a Girls’ Protection Society

May 3, 2010

ARAPAHOE—The girls were familiar with loss. Like too many of their classmates on the Wind River Indian Reservation, they come from broken families and have …

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Wind River Tribes Win Big Voting Rights Case

April 30, 2010

Lander—A federal court decision ordering Fremont County to scrap its system of electing commissioners on a county-wide basis is a major victory for Native Americans …

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