The Indian Paintbrush is our state flower. It comes in many colors like yellow, red, purple and orange. You shouldn't pick it because it's sacred. The Western Meadowlark is our state bird. We see it everywhere. It is yellow with a black "V" on its chest. Our state fish is the cutthroat trout and the state gem is jade. Many Navajo people make jewelry from it. The cottonwood is our state tree and the state dinosaur is the triceratops. A lot of dinosaur bones have been found around Thermopolis, WY, about 1.5 hours from where we live. Rodeos and hunting are favorite sports in Wyoming.
Wyoming is the Equality State. We were the first state to allow women the right to vote. Our state flag is red, white, and blue like the U.S. flag and like the Wyoming Indian Chiefs school colors. The flag's red color stands for the Native Americans and the blood shed the pioneers; the white stands for justice and equality; and the blue represents the sky and the mountains.
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Posted by Mrs. Rogers:
ReplyDeleteWe hardly see any bison around Kentucky anymore. There are a few state reserves, such as in Land Between the Lakes, that try to keep a place for wild buffalo to live as they used to. I have also seen buffalo herds at Big Bone Lick State Park, and near Mammoth Cave National Park. None of these herds are actually free roaming however. Do bison still roam freely in Wyoming?
The only places that buffalo roam free are in Yellowstone National Park and in Thermopolis State Park. Here on the Wind River Indian Reservation, we want to have buffalo free but we need to find a way to keep them safe first.
ReplyDeleteWe know that in the old days, Native Americans didn't waste any part of the buffalo because they were thankful for what they had. For example, they used the horns for spoons; the dung to start fires and for buffalo chips; the tail as a flyswatter; the hides as a blanket; the stomach for water bags;the teeth for jewelry and the liver for its nutrients.
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