LARRY MCADAMS STOOD in the snow at Fort Washakie on the Wind River Reservation. In a crisp gray ball cap, sunglasses and a blue medical mask, the Eastern Shoshone elder knew he was in for a long afternoon. McAdams was upset, and he was not alone; roughly 30 tribal members were with him, all holding signs and demanding answers from the tribal nation’s business council.
“We’re here to protest House Bill 83 … and the council’s involvement with that.” McAdams said. “The state of Wyoming, or any state, has no authority over our recognized treaty tribes.”
In April 2022, the Eastern Shoshone Business Council had approached
