Bed & Breakfast Inns and Ranches of Wyoming

The Wind River Indian Reservation is one of the largest in the nation and the only one in Wyoming.  It is the home of two very different Indian peoples, the Shoshone and the Arapaho, traditional enemies who fought each other almost continually during the nineteenth century.  Today, they retain their separate languages, cultures and bloodlines, even as they cooperate in the joint governing of the reservation and work together to promote Native American rights.

Artisans on the Reservation produce beautiful beadwork in the distinct Arapaho and Shoshone styles.  You may also enjoy observing contemporary Indian culture at one of the Pow Wows held throughout the summer.  Other reservation sites include the Roberts' Mission cemetery near Fort Washakie, which is the final resting place of Sacajawea, the Shoshone woman who guided Lewis and Clark.  Wyoming historians say that although she wandered much in the years after Lewis and Clark, she eventually returned to her home and people and had an important role in helping Chief Washakie establish the Wind River Indian Reservation.

Click here for more information on the Shoshone and Chief Washakie