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Both events have been changed for the safety of all families and students involved.
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Plans are to recognize Native graduates for their achievements and excellence throughout the academic year, including giving each student gifts from NAIS and UWâs Native American Education, Research and Cultural Center (NAERCC). Blankets are from the Native-owned company Eighth Generation.
âWhile this saddens everyone involved in the program and the NAERCC, the program has deemed the threat to the Wind River Reservation elders and culture bearers who often play a central role in graduation too great to justify holding graduation on campus,â says Caskey Russell, NAIS director. âThe pandemic has hit our Native communities hard. The mortality rate among Native Americans is much higher than any other group in America. It is not inconceivable that holding the NAIS graduation this year could potentially spread COVID-19.â
February 3, 2021
The Wind River Startup Challenge, a regional entrepreneurship opportunity designed to distribute thousands of dollars to Native-owned startups, received significantly more applications from Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone entrepreneurs this year. Eight finalist teams will advance to the Final Pitch Day, currently scheduled for May.
“We are encouraged to see the increase in applications and the wide variety of the business concepts this year for the Wind River Startup Challenge, even in the midst of COVID-19,” says David Bohling, the director of IMPACT 307, located at the University of Wyoming. “With help from Central Wyoming College (CWC) and the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC), we find it gratifying to assist these entrepreneurs in their efforts in trying to start or grow their businesses.”
(Wind River Reservation, WY) – The Wind River Startup Challenge, a regional entrepreneurship opportunity designed to distribute thousands of dollars to Native-owned startups, received significantly more applications this year than last, from both Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho entrepreneurs. 8 teams are moving from the semifinal round to the final round of the Wind River Startup Challenge.
âWe have been very encouraged to see the increase in applications and the wide variety of the business concepts this year for the Wind River Startup Challenge, even in the midst of COVID-19,â says Dr. David Bohling, Director of Impact 307 Laramie. âWith help from Central Wyoming College and the Wyoming SBDC, we find it gratifying to assist these entrepreneurs in their efforts in trying to start or grow their businesses.â
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Silver Little Eagle, 23, is sworn in, alongside six other women, to the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council in November.
Karen Snyder has never been afraid to use her voice. She learned that from the women who raised her on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. I come from a very long line of strong women. Grandmothers, mothers, a very strong line of women that are very outspoken, Snyder said.
That came in handy in 2016, when she was elected as one of two women on the six-person Eastern Shoshone Business Council. You have to be assertive as a woman in the council, Snyder said, because, with notable exceptions, the council has always been male-dominated. And I don t say that in a judgmental way, but that s how our tribal governments have typically been comprised of.