Wind River, the Sioux, the Shoshones, the Bannocks, and others.

[Uncle Russ]

The Shoshone Indians have been in America for no less than 3,500 years and possibly as long as 8,000 years in the Wind River Valley.

"Like many western states, Wyoming has an Indian reservation within its borders.  The Wind River Indian Reservation contains over 2.2 million acres located in the central part of the state. It is home for the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes. While the Arapahos have more members (over 9,000+ compared to the Shoshones’ 4000+ members), the reservation was created for the Eastern Shoshones (and Bannocks) in 1868. This short article answers three commonly asked questions about the reservation: (1) Who are the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Indians? (2) If the reservation was set aside for the Shoshones, when did the Arapahos arrive and why are they there? (3) How does a reservation function?"

Its short, a good read, and doesn't take very long......... those interested, will really enjoy this.
http://jacksonholehistory.org/an-introduction-to-the-wind-river-indian-reservation-of-wyoming/

Uncle Russ,

[Roaddog]

That is some good history you just don't see very mutch of.I am of the blood of  the Lakota Sioux and it is hard to fined good history that has the real truth of it.Thankyou for posting this Russ.

[Hank in WV]

Went to that site with only mild interest. It ended up sucking me in for almost 2 1/2 hours. Very interesting. Thanks Russ. They really ought to get a better proof reader though.

[greyhunter]

In the book/ movie Centennial, I believe Lone Beaver was an Arapaho whose enemy were the Pawnee and had horses before them. They also said in the book Arapaho meant, "the people". Is any of this correct Russ?

[Uncle Russ]

In the book/ movie Centennial, I believe Lone Beaver was an Arapaho whose enemy were the Pawnee and had horses before them. They also said in the book Arapaho meant, "the people". Is any of this correct Russ?

Lynn, Although I dearly love to read the historical records of our early American brothers, I am by no means any kind of expert.
However, in the text of this article we see "Shoshone peoples inhabited Utah, Nevada, Idaho, and Wyoming and called themselves Nuwe, or the People".

At the same time, believe it or not, there is a small Indian Reservation inside of the city of El Paso, Texas, that is home to the Tigua Indian Tribe, this small Tribe also claim "to be of the early people".

The Tribe is so small, and so closely connected to the Pueblos or Hopi Tribes with their life styles, they are commonly referred to as the "Bread Indians" due to the huge Clay Outside Ovens they prepare their breads and other foods in.

(The first ever heard or written of this Tribe was by Coronado and his Spaniards as they moved North back around 1540 / 1542.)
http://texasindians.com/tigua.htm

The Arapaho Indian, whose home was mostly Colorado and Wyoming, although truly nomadic, were best known by the white man as the "Great Buffalo Hunters"..., albeit, all Plains Tribes were extremely efficient in the harvest of the Buffalo, as we all know and understand.

Uncle Russ...
 

[Uncle Russ]

Went to that site with only mild interest. It ended up sucking me in for almost 2 1/2 hours. Very interesting. Thanks Russ. They really ought to get a better proof reader though.

Kept ya outta trouble for 2.5 hours? 
That's gotta be some kind of record, don'tcha think?

Uncle Russ...

[Hank in WV]

Hmmm, now that you mention it...