Learn about the treaty that estbalished the Wind River Reservation and the two tribes that inhabit it, the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone. 

In the accompanying lesson plans (found in the Support Materials), students will watch a video about the Wind River Reservation and learn how the reservation came to exist, how the two tribes, the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho, came to share the reservation, and what the people on the reservation are like.  

NOTE:  Spanish closed captions are available for this resource.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Students will demonstrate an understanding about the 1868 Fort Bridger Treaty.
• Students will create a map of the sacred sites fo the Shoshone and Araphaho Tribes.
• Students will analyze the different pre and post reservation events for the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes and evaluate why it is important for Wyoming state citizens to learn the history of the people of the Wind River Reservation
• Students will gain an understanding of three spiritual sites in Wyoming.