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The Wind River Indian Reservation, in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Wyoming, is shared by two Native American tribes, the Eastern Shoshone (Shoshoni: Gweechoon Deka, meaning: "buffalo eaters") [4] and the Northern Arapaho (Arapaho: hoteiniiciiheheʼ). [5]
The city, founded in 1906, [5] is an incorporated entity of the state of Wyoming. The community was named Riverton because of the four rivers that meet there. [6] The town was built on land ceded from the Wind River Indian Reservation, a situation that often makes it subject to jurisdictional claims by the nearby Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes.
Conflicts and fights with Blackfoot Indians occurred during the meeting. 1828: Bear Lake; more fights with the Blackfoot occurred. 1829: Lander, Wyoming; 1830: Riverton; Wyoming. Smith, Jackson, and Sublette sold their company to Jim Bridger, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Milton Sublette (the brother of William), Henry Freab, and Baptiste Gervais.
Fremont County School District #25 is a public school district based in Riverton, Wyoming, United States. ... American Indian or Alaska Native: 556 (23.56%) Asian: 17 ...
It flows southeastward, across the Wind River Basin and the Wind River Indian Reservation and joins the Little Wind River near Riverton. Up stream from this confluence, it is known locally as the Big Wind River. It flows northward, through a gap in the Owl Creek Mountains, where the name of the river becomes the Bighorn River.
Wyoming features lots of rural areas and some small cities -- but not as much in the way of cultural attractions such as museums, theater, and art galleries as you can find in other states.
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Wind River Transportation Authority, or WRTA, is the primary provider of mass transportation in Fremont County, Wyoming with two routes serving the region. As of 2019, the system provided 60,026 rides over 15,974 annual vehicle revenue hours with eight buses and six paratransit vehicles.