A tiny scrap of land within the bounds of the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming has become the center of a heated debate. The roughly 2-acre site is home to the Pilot Butte Power Plant, a ...
Born on Wyoming’s Wind ... identity with both their tribal nations and the United States. But this relationship is far from simple. USA TODAY traveled to Wind River to learn from Indigenous ...
Tribal governments asserted sovereignty and acknowledged rumors of ICE agents potentially interacting with tribal citizens in other parts of the country.
Last week, around 20 tribal members gathered in the cold, held signs that read “Respect Indigenous Sovereignty,” waved tribal flags, and chanted in downtown Lander, Wyoming. The Wind River ...
Even if the irrigation district takes over the plant, it would be of little benefit to the tribal members of Wind River. The district does not serve the reservation. Last year, United States Senator ...