Indigenous Peoples Day 2026
4th Annual Buffalo Bash
Monday, Oct. 12, 2026
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative Headquarters
56XF+VVQ, Kinnear, WY 82516
Have you always wanted to see the Wind River Buffalo? This is your chance!
The Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative invites you to join us for our fourth annual Buffalo Bash on Monday, October 12, 2026, from 3:00 to 7:00 PM at our headquarters in Kinnear, Wyoming.
The festivities will include a free community dinner, a guided sunset Buffalo tour, traditional games, vendors, kids’ face painting, and music throughout the day. This gathering is family-friendly and open to all. There will be Elder parking accommodations. Please wear comfortable clothes for walking and sturdy shoes for walking on uneven ground.
The Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative will provide a free community dinner made by Indigimeals Pro. Local drum groups Eagle Drum, Little Shell Twenty Stands, Trout Creek Singers, and Young Sky Nation will perform.
Feel welcome to bring a Buffalo-themed dessert for a contest! Attendees will vote on the best Buffalo sweet treat, and the winner will receive a WRTBI gift basket.
Tribal organizations interested in tabling at the event, please contact either Kaycee Prevedel kaycee@windriverbuffalo.org or Dawn Stagner dawn@windriverbuffalo.org.
Please fill out this survey if you would like to volunteer!
This year we are excited to celebrate 10 years of Buffalo back! We are welcoming members of the Shoshone Business Council who will speak about the Buffalo’s momentous return to the Wind River. Our Director, Jason Baldes, brought the first 10 Buffalo a decade ago, and the Northern Arapaho brought Buffalo back in 2019. Both herds have grown to around 300 relatives.