Smith, Bruce L., authorUtah State University Press, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032010http://hdl.handle.net/10217/87975Includes bibliographical references and index.In the heart of Wyoming sprawls the ancient homeland of the Eastern Shoshone Indians, who were forced by the U.S. government to share a reservation in the Wind River basin and flanking mountain ranges with their historical enemy, the Northern Arapahos. Both tribes lost their sovereign, wide-ranging ways of life and economic dependence on decimated buffalo. Tribal members subsisted on increasingly depleted numbers of other big game—deer, elk, moose, pronghorn, and bighorn sheep. In 1978, the tribal councils petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to help them recover their wildlife.Gettin' there -- On the reservation -- First elk -- Mountains and sky -- Stranded -- The way it was -- Younger kids -- On the same page -- Game code -- Upshot.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Shoshoni Indians -- Ethnobiology -- Wyoming -- Wind River Indian ReservationArapaho Indians -- Ethnobiology -- Wyoming -- Wind River Indian ReservationWildlife management -- Wyoming -- Wind River Indian ReservationBiology -- Fieldwork -- Wyoming -- Wind River Indian ReservationWind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.)Smith, Bruce L., 1948-TextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.