Tribal ancestors & Fort Bridger Treaty remembrance July 3

FORT HALL — The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and the Eastern Shoshone will remember tribal ancestors and the Fort Bridger Treaty on Friday, July 3 at Fort Hall and Fort Bridger, Wyo.

A sunrise prayer ceremony will be conducted at the Fort Bridger Historic Site July 3 hosted by the Eastern Shoshone Big Wind Singers who will also build a fire in the pit that was dedicated in 2018. A tribal elder will say a prayer.

At the same time, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes will have a sunrise ceremony in Fort Hall at either the rodeo grounds or the Festival arbor July 3. A Fort Hall Business Council member or a tribal member will be asked to talk about the Treaty as well as prayers for Newene and the Fort Bridger Treaty.

For further information contact Louise Dixey at the Language and Culture Department at 208-236-1185.