- On the Wind River Reservation a non‑Native pastor’s sermon calling the Arapaho sundance “idol worship” has triggered weekly protests and tribal leaders saying she’s unwelcome, while she refuses to leave.
- The dispute highlights a legal clash: tribes passed rules requiring approval for religious groups, but the church sits on private property within the reservation and has legal backing, pitting tribal sovereignty against religious‑freedom claims.
- The conflict has split the community — the church provided camps, food and aid that helped many, but its rhetoric reopened painful histories of assimilation and drove some Native congregants away.
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