Lynette St. Clair is one of the nominees for USA TODAY’s Women of the Year program, a recognition of women who have made a significant impact in their communities and across the country. The program ...

After scientists found an extinct burrowing amphibian on Eastern Shoshone land, members of the tribe gave it a name in their language. By Jeanne Timmons At age 6, Reba Teran lost the ability to speak ...

LANDER — The Shoshone language is at the core of Lynette St. Clair’s identity. Growing up, she learned to speak from her grandmother and other family members. She can recall a time when tribal council ...

In September 2023, the Indigenous Youth Culture and Climate Day camps started with a memorable moment: An elder was saying a prayer in Shoshone. She paused, looked up and said a buffalo had joined to ...

LANDER — The Shoshone language is at the core of Lynette St. Clair’s identity. Growing up, she learned to speak from her grandmother and other family members, and she can recall a time when tribal ...

LARAMIE -- The University of Wyoming American Indian Studies Program is working with the Eastern Shoshone Tribe to create a database of the Eastern Shoshone language. The program recently received a ...

Language is everything to Lynette St. Clair. "By knowing your language, I feel it makes you more whole," she said. St. Clair has taught the Shoshone language to everyone from grade-school students in ...