What is Wind River Indian Reservation?
The '''Wind River Indian Reservation''' is a place in [[Wyoming]] in the [[United States]] where [[Native Americans]] live. Eastern [[Shoshone]] and the Northern [[Arapaho]] live there. It is the seventh largest reservation in the United States. Wind River is {{convert|2200000|acre|ha}} in size.<ref name=Org>{{cite web|url=https://windriver.org/destinations/wind-river-indian-reservation/|access-date=May 27, 2021|publisher=Windriver.org|title=Wind River Indian Reservation}}</ref><ref name=Legal>{{cite news|title=Wind River tribes continue discussions around legalizing marijuana |author=Nate Perez|access-date=May 27, 2021|url=https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/wind-river-tribes-continue-discussions-around-legalizing-marijuana/article_5d594937-2b1d-5dd2-a67e-e6419fd717ef.html|date=May 15, 2021}}</ref> Wind River Reservation was started in 1868 for the Eastern Shoshone. The Arapaho came later. The Arapaho tried to get along with whites and help the government, so sometimes the government gave them more land or help, even though that was not always legal.<ref name=Jack>{{cite web|url=https://jacksonholehistory.org/an-introduction-to-the-wind-river-indian-reservation-of-wyoming/|publisher=Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum|access-date=May 27, 2021|title=An Introduction to the Wind River Indian Reservation of Wyoming}}</ref> [[Fort Washakie]] is in Wind River. Before 1868, it was called Fort Brown. The [[Buffalo Soldiers]] were stationed there. [[Sacagawea]], the woman who went with [[Lewis and Clark]] is buried there.<ref name=Org /> Some of the [[powwow]]s at Wind River are open to the public. There are many museums and cultural centers.<ref name=Org /> ==References== {{reflist}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Geography of Wyoming]] [[Category:Native Americans]]