Blog and Stories
Wind River Water and Buffalo Alliance Call for Artists
The Wind River Water and Buffalo Alliance is seeking a graphic artist for the development of a project logo. The Wind River Water and Buffalo Alliance is a coalition of Tribal agencies, Tribal councils, and non-profit organizations working to advance conservation and protect the Indigenous way of life.
Wind River Tribes, Greater Yellowstone Coalition awarded $620,000 to promote buffalo conservation, habitat restoration and climate resilience
In late 2023, the Wind River Indian Reservation, the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes, and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition received a $619,500 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and through its America the Beautiful Challenge.
Lessons among the buffalo: Connecting youth, Elders, and land at the first Indigenous Youth Culture & Climate Camp
For three days in September, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, in collaboration with several partners, hosted a land-based Indigenous Youth Climate and Culture Camp in Morton, Wyoming, at the Eastern Shoshone Buffalo Herd pasture. In total, over 100 students from Wyoming Indian Elementary, Middle, and High Schools arrived amongst the buffalo and traipsed through knee-high sagebrush to lessons facilitated by cultural knowledge-keepers, scientists, educators, and others.
Guest blog: Parallels
Guest blogger Darren Calhoun writes on the devastating effects of Diversion Dam on the Big Wind River and what can be done to help this river heal.
Tribal Stories events build community in Greater Yellowstone
As a part of GYC’s Tribal work, we’re gathering people together to dive into impactful stories, photos, and film that showcase the social, economic, and cultural injustices against Indigenous People.
Reflections on the virtual Wind River Inter-Tribal Gathering
On March 1, 2022, the virtual Inter-Tribal Gathering commemorated the 150th Anniversary of Yellowstone National Park. The intent was not only to pay respect to the significance of Yellowstone as the flagship of landscape conservation, but also to elevate Indigenous people’s connection to this treasured landscape that have existed for millennia.
Inter-Tribal Gatherings aim to elevate Native voices
GYC will support the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Reservation in gathering people online to commemorate the park’s anniversary while elevating the Tribal community’s voice in conserving and managing Yellowstone.