Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years

Lawyers argue Wind River boundary dispute before federal judges today

CHEYENNE (AP) — A bitter dispute pitting Wyoming state government against two Indian tribes goes before a panel of federal judges this week to determine whether the City of Riverton and surrounding lands remain legally Indian Country.

While the legal outcome promises to hinge on how judges interpret treaties and actions Congress made more than a century ago, the fight itself lays bare simmering te...