Native student tuition waivers now in University of Wyoming’s court
• ‘Circular’ conversation between lawmakers and UW trustees ends with university commitment after senator asks: ‘Can we just not keep kicking this down the road?’ By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel committed Thursday to…
Wind River Reservation embarks on one of largest economic development efforts in its history
• Wind River Development Fund lands $36M to generate jobs via bison restoration, ecotourism and food sovereignty By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com It’s no secret the rural 2.2-million-acre Wind River Indian Reservation has received few major economic investments since…
Tribe pushes back on hunting
• State officials’ interpretation of Supreme Court is flawed, tribe says By Sarah Elmquist Squires Lander Journal Via- Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — The 2019 U.S. Supreme Court decision Herrera v. Wyoming upheld tribal rights to hunt on…
Tribes ordered to pay $13M to oil company
• Cost of former lease holder equipment down from $23M By Sarah Elmquist Squires Lander Journal Via- Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — The Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes must pay $13 million to Merit Energy Operators, the oil and…
State’s alert system could grow
By Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming could develop two new Amber Alert-type systems designed to help locate missing people quickly. A legislative committee has requested staff draft a bill that would create the new…
Tribes take ownership of reservation oil field
By Nate Perez Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — After decades of leasing Circle Ridge Field, the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho have taken full ownership of the oil and gas field on the Wind River Reservation. Both…
Tribes to receive millions under rescue act
RIVERTON (WNE) — The Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes are slated to receive millions of dollars under the American Rescue Plan Act. In a May 10 letter to tribal leaders across the country, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced…
Legislation proposed to address missing, murdered indigenous people
By Chris Aadland, Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Proposed legislation would give officials in Wyoming a clearer picture of missing and murdered Indigenous people while improving cooperation among federal, state, local and tribal authorities when investigating cases….
Tenth Circuit affirms City of Riverton boundaries decision
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Yesterday, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed again that the City of Riverton is not within the boundaries of the Wind River Indian Reservation (WRIR). The Court denied the Petitions for Rehearing En Banc filed by…