Some believe the Medicine Wheel in the Bighorn National Forest is a vision quest site. Others believe it is a representation of a sun dance circle or an astronomical observatory and calendar. To many Native Americans it is “the place where the eagle lands.”
The Bighorn National Forest, Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site, Wyoming Humanities Council, and the Fort Phil Kearny/Bozeman Trail Association have partnered to fund two student interpreters this summer at the Medicine Wheel and Fort Phil Kearny. Additional funds for two tribal mentors for the interpreters are also available. The objective is to provide Native American perspectives for visitors and strengthen relationships between local communities and tribal governments, communities, and colleges.