Wind River Reservation: Childhood Memories - Main Street, Wyoming

[@QuitinaOnawa]

That guy would make a great teacher, that's a dream of mine to see my people off the reservation. Clean and sober living their dreams.

[@rap696]

City people would give anything to live a simple life in such a beautiful place with a strong sense of community. Most people dream of such a wonderful way of life.

[@QuitinaOnawa]

I was born in 1990. For me it was fun as a child growing up in the country, I loved that and miss it. We basically grew up eating government commodities, was not healthy then. When I got older I didn't want to live there because your always stranded some where and have to walk for miles if you want to get anywhere. I got into partying then realized I couldn't do that for the rest of my life. I prayed one day and eventually I had an opportunity to leave and wouldn't want to go back. Now there's a store next to my home and therea city buses, alot more feeling of freedom off the reservation. I been here in Tacoma, Washington for about 10 years. Don't get me wrong I always know who I am and where I came from. BTW I attended St. Stephens and would like to take my kids to see the church there one of these days.

[@guloguloguy]

IMHO: The Wind River area is VERY Beautiful!!!

[@lillybloomquest9256]

I hope that young man will one day become an Elder for his Rez. The old ways needs to be passed on.

[@1006kathleen]

You are great people !

[@QuitinaOnawa]

That's crazy that lady was saying how she wasn't get that much attention from the teachers. That how I feel, but we have to keep trying. She's so beautiful too that's one thing I love about my people, there's so many pretty people men and women.

[@kathleenmartin7498]

great program

[@mrsseasea]

Hello from Washington State😊

[@Pasovineyard]

My grandfather hired the Arapahoe for his wood working business in Thermopolis Wyoming.

[@karanferrell6869]

Thank you for letting us share in your life on the reservation. I don't understand why you were punished for speaking your language on your reservation. I am not full Indian but I am part Cherokee on my dads side and Blackfoot on my moms side, so I just can't wrap my mind around why they forced you to speak English. So wrong in so many ways.

[@rap696]

Karan Ferrell Not uncommon for schools during that era to force children to only speak English. Same issue in Louisiana with French families. Appears they wanted them to be fluent in English for their studies. Polish and German also had same issue in Texas.

[@aoifeluvzk]

Also Irish people were prevented from speaking their language. Not just native Americans. Terrible all round :(

[@johanrunfeldt7174]

This was an issue all over the Western World. The 20th century was incredibly nationalistic, and in my country - Sweden - kids speaking Finnish or Sami in school - languages native to Sweden for at least a thousand years - were physically punished, regardless if it was in class or on recess on the schoolyard. They had to speak Swedish. And the situation was similar in most European countries, so it doesn't surprise me that Native Americans were forced to speak English. Remember, that when that first guy - Pius Moss - was young, there were still people living who had participated in the Indian wars of the late 19th century.

[@Susanna34]

I went to the school with the tires on the play ground

[@QuitinaOnawa]

Susanna Jones me too at St. Stephens.

[@thecatalunya1]

it sure is a lot different today going to school even in London UK a strap or cane if you did not behave and for me being dressed scruffy also a stair rod across your hand if you were unlucky across your back side..but hey that was the then children have it pretty good these days but i guess they will tell their children how hard it was in 2021....wyoming to me looks wonderful us young boys were brought up with cowboy and indian films in the fortys how we wanted to live in the USA......reards from the UK..

[@ryanmax-grappler8654]

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