Northern Arapaho Business Council Requires Outside Organizations to Consult with Tribe before conducting organized activities.

 

Christian church vows to fight tribal order to leave Wind River Reservation

I frankly am a bit distressed by the headline's use of "Christian" church.  That's a rather loose use of the term Christian, although it's not incorrect.

According to its website, the "Foundations For Nations is a multi-cultural and multi-generational non-denominational Christian church."   There's absolutely no such thing whatsoever as a "non-denominational" church.  100% of all churches have some theological grounding that puts them in some denomination.  This is some sort of Protestant Church, most likely a sort of do it yourself Evangelical Church, that has a focus on the Wind River Indian Reservation.  The controversy arises due to the pastor taking on the Sun Dance, which is a religious ceremony practiced by a variety of plains tribes. 

St. Edward's Catholic Church, Wind River Reservation

These are photographs of St. Edward's Catholic Church, north of Riverton, Wyoming and near Kinnear. I had this one mislabeled earlier, so my apologies for any confusion. This church was moved to this location in 1977. It had originally been located in Pavillion, some miles away, and was built in 1924.

Roman Catholic Blessed Sacrament Mission Church, Ft. Washakie Wyoming

This is Blessed Sacrament Mission Church in Ft. Washakie, Wyoming. Ft. Washakie is the seat of government for the Wind River Indian Reservation, a very large Shoshone and Arapaho Reservation in Wyoming.

St. Stephens Mission, St. Stephens Wyoming, Wind River Indian Reservation

This photograph depicts the Roman Catholic Mission church at St. Stephens, Wyoming. The Mission itself, established by the Jesuits, dates to May 1884. The original church was destroyed by a fire in 1928, and I presume the current one was built shortly thereafter.

I'm not sure what this building was originally constructed as, or what its complete function is today, although it does house the post office at St. Stephens. It's next to the church.