Fort Bridger to host Treaty of 1868 Commemoration on July 3

Posted 6/29/19

Fort Bridger 1868 Treaty Commemoration

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Fort Bridger to host Treaty of 1868 Commemoration on July 3

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FORT BRIDGER — Fort Bridger State Historic Site is partnering with members of the Eastern Shoshone and Shoshone-Bannock tribal nations to host a commemoration of the Treaty of 1868 on its 151st anniversary.

The public is invited to attend this free event, according to a press release by the Wyoming State Parks.

Activities will begin at sunrise on July 3, with a traditional Native prayer ceremony and singing, followed by a reading of the treaty in three languages: Shoshone, Bannock and English.

The 1868 treaty was one of the last to be ratified by the U.S. Senate and it still provides a legal foundation under the federal constitution for the two tribal nations today.