Kekek Stark (Alexander Blewitt III School of Law), Autumn Bernhardt (Colorado State University Honors Program), Monte Mills (University of Montana - Alexander Blewett III School of Law), & Jason Robison (University of Wyoming - College of Law) have posted Re-Indigenizing Yellowstone (Wyoming Law Review, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2022) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
Prepared for the 2022 sesquicentennial of Yellowstone National Park, this Article focuses on the historical and contemporary relationships between the National Park Service (and other federal entities) and the 27 federally recognized tribes with traditional connections to Yellowstone. The Article surveys Native connections to Yellowstone, tracks the evolution of federal-tribal relations at Yellowstone from 1872-2022, and presents a suite of options for future federal-tribal co-management of Yellowstone moving forward from the sesquicentennial.
