Wind River Indian Reservation
Wind River Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation shared by the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes of Native Americans in the central western portion of the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is the seventh-largest Indian reservation in the United States, encompassing a land area of 8,995.733 km² (3,473.272 sq mi). The 2000 census reported a population of 23,250 inhabitants. The largest town is Riverton. Headquarters are at Fort Washakie.
Of the population 6,728 (28,9%) were Native Americans (full or part) and of them 54% were Arapaho and 30% Shoshone. Of the Native American population, 22% spoke a language other than English at home.
Communities
- Arapahoe
- Boulder Flats
- Crowheart
- Ethete
- Fort Washakie
- Hudson (part, population 72)
- Johnstown
- Pavillion
- Riverton
References
- Wind River Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land, Wyoming United States Census Bureau