Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative

06/22/2026

Happy Summer! 🍓🌱☀

Here are some newly born red dogs from the Eastern Shoshone herd.



📸 Patti Baldes

06/17/2026

Come work with us! 🦬🌱🌊

We have two seasonal openings and one full time Environmental Monitoring and Data Science Strategist position.

Local Wind River Indian Reservation applicants are encouraged to apply.



https://windriverbuffalo.org/connect/jobs/

06/16/2026

Getting stuck in the mud won't stop us from seeing the Buffalo! 🌱🦬☀

The Indian Nations Conservation Alliance, or INCA, visited us last week. We got stuck once in the spring mud but eventually made out to see the new Buffalo babies.

Thanks to Allison Sage for speaking to us about Horse Culture on the Wind River!

📸 Patti Baldes

06/10/2026

Food Bank of Wyoming needs volunteers for the Wind River distribution on June 22nd at both Arapahoe School and at Eastern Shoshone Tribal Health.

Message us if you are interested!

06/09/2026

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Join Wind River Food Sovereignty Project and Wind River Extension next Wednesday, June 10th for a Beginner Beekeeping Workshop!! Open to everyone!

06/08/2026

Nii'óóke and Zahnt baychoo from the Eastern Shoshone Buffalo herd.

Have a good week!

📸 Patti Harris

06/06/2026

'Before Wyoming: The West in 1776' is a new documentary that asks the question: what was happening on this land before the United States?

The premiere will be the kick off event for the Wyoming Governor's 250th Celebration.

July 3 at Laramie County Community College's Surbrugg/Prentice Auditorium in Cheyenne. 5:30 p.m.

Reception. 6:30 p.m. Film Screening.

7 p.m. Panel Discussion.

https://www.wyomingpbs.org/before-wyoming/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSP48FleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFCUFVxUm01dW1RcFRwMFJCc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlE1Jo2JKtHGcQU8wN4FbBuirqSOwgj0ItCE-wn2ePVBMcwYrvyuh429ukCW_aem_aqRrZmpN55P8GaJRd0rXbw?fbclid=IwY2xjawSP48FleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFCUFVxUm01dW1RcFRwMFJCc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlE1Jo2JKtHGcQU8wN4FbBuirqSOwgj0ItCE-wn2ePVBMcwYrvyuh429ukCW_aem_aqRrZmpN55P8GaJRd0rXbw

06/02/2026

Trust responsibility and Buffalo as Food Sovereignty are intertwined. 🦬🍓🥗

For the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho peoples, Buffalo have been central to life for thousands of years.

They were not simply a food source — their bodies provided clothing, tools, and materials woven into nearly every aspect of daily existence. This relationship has been shaped by generations of knowledge about how to hunt, harvest, and honor what the Buffalo offers.

Our mission to restore Buffalo to the Wind River landscape is, at its foundation, an act of food sovereignty. Returning Buffalo to the land means restoring access to a traditional food source that is hunted and distributed directly to community members on Tribal lands.

Read more here: https://windriverbuffalo.org/trust-responsibility-and-buffalo-as-food-sovereignty/

Food sovereignty is inseparable from a broader strife for self-determination — and from a set of legal obligations the federal government has long been bound to uphold.

05/29/2026

Wind River Cares Behavioral Health visited us this week. 🦬☀🙂

For the last few months we have been working with their Strengthening Generations group to support programing for young Native women! We have sponsored making concho belts and breast plates.

Pam Duran, our Associate Director, spoke to the group about what we've been working on and the importance of passing down cultural knowledge to younger generations.

📸 Pam Duran and Taylar Dawn Stagner

05/26/2026

Thank you Patti for sharing your time and knowledge with the youth!

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