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Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Variant(s): Shoshone Indian Reservation (Wyo.) Wind River Reservation (Wyo.) See also: Indian reservations --Wyoming Found in: Work cat.: Vander, J. Song prints ... 1988. Fed. Indian reserv.: p. 415. NUCMC data from Wyoming State Archives for Wyoming. State Engineer’s Office. Shoshone Indian Reservation ceded land, 1904-1906 (The Shoshone Indian Reservation, which officially became the Wind River Reservation in 1938, was formed by the Fort Bridger Treaty in 1863; originally included more than 44 million acres in Colo., Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming; it saw the introduction of Arapaho Indians in 1878; subsequent diminutions, including land purchases by the U.S. government because of gold strikes, have resulted in its present size, completely in the state of Wyo.) GeoNames [algorithmically matched] unknown; 43°17ʹ00ʺN 108°50ʹ02ʺW Not found in: Hodge handk. Am. Ind.; Lippincott

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Guide to the Governor James E. Geringer records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0001.40
Abstract

Records of James E. Geringer's two terms as Governor of Wyoming from 1995-2003. Notable issues include water and environmental issues, energy, Indian affairs, and state and federal agency correspondence, and expense records.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1995-2003; 1988-2003