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May 2022
Wind River Visitors Council Adventure Trek Series: Petroglyph Preservation and Stewardship Workshop
Joe Daniele from the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office will present this Wind River Visitors Council Adventure Trek Series program May 14th from 10-3pm. Dubois has some fantastic petroglyphs and for the most part they are undamaged! Join us to learn about the Wyoming Site Stewardship Program. We will learn how to protect and preserve prehistoric and historic cultural resources for the purposes of conservation, scientific study, interpretation, and public enjoyment is only the beginning of what you will learn on…
Find out more »June 2022
Northern Arapaho Exhibition
Enjoy Native American dancing outside, or storytelling inside the Northern Arapaho Experience Room of the Wind River Hotel and Casino. This multimedia exhibition based on listening, video, dancing and photographic materials provides an attractive way to explore the past. Every Tuesday at 5 p.m. from June 7 to August 2.
Find out more »Community Powwow
June 17: Grand Entry at 7 p.m. June 18: Grand Entry at 2 p.m. June 19: Community Feast For more information, call (307) 855-5129
Find out more »Eagle Spirit Singers and Dancers
The Eagle Spirit Singers and Dancers perform every Wednesday night through August 10 at the Museum of the American West in Lander. Watch skilled dancers in colorful regalia at this outside venue against the backdrop of the Wind River Mountains. Bring a lawn chair or blanket, or sit on the benches. For more information about Native American dancing and powwows, go to https://windriver.org/experience/native-american-powwows.
Find out more »Chief Washakie Messengers Indian Relay Races
Chief Race, Ladies Race, Kids Pony Relay, Ladies Relay and Men's Relay Races.
Find out more »Eastern Shoshone Indian Days Powwow
The Eastern Shoshone Indian Days Powwow is a three-day celebration that usually happens in mid-June at the Fort Washakie powwow grounds. All are welcome to enjoy from great food vendors, arts and craft for sale, traditional Indian games, a parade, carnival games, and of course, traditional dancing to the sounds of several drum groups. Hundreds of dancers come together to compete for large prize monies and the community enjoys Indian tacos, authentic bead work for sale and everyone’s favorite powwow treats…
Find out more »Women’s Tipi Build Contest
June 24th & June 25th catch one of the most entertaining events of June. This year we bring to you a Women's Tipi Build Contest that will be held @ the Little Wind Casino. Teams of 4 women will compete to see who can get their tipi up in record time & is sure to be a spectacle not to be missed. Top prizes for the event include a grand prize of a brand new tipi w/ poles, sleeping bags,…
Find out more »1838 Mountain Man Rendezvous
The only rendezvous re-enactment on the original rendezvous site. Walk in the same footsteps of traders from the past, learn fire starting with flint and steel, dutch-oven cooking, black powder shoots, flint napping, teepee set-up, trap setting, and more. Held at the end of E. Monroe Ave. Questions/registrations: 307-851-4457 or 307-250-2793
Find out more »July 2022
Annual Mystery Sheep Trap Trek
The National Bighorn Sheep Center and the Dubois Museum collaborate every year on an educational hike to an area sheep trap. With over eight sheep trap sites to choose from, the mystery location will be set to meet participant’s abilities and interests. Learn about the Mountain Shoshone people who built and used these traps, as well as why the traps worked and other key facts about bighorn sheep. Steep climbs and gorgeous scenery guaranteed. Meet at the Dubois Museum. For…
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