News – Sheridan Media
On Thursday, August 7 at 6 p.m. at Fort Phil Kearny, Aidan Hereford will present the last talk of the summer from the Native American Student Interpretive Ranger Program.
Hereford, whose Shoshone name is Red Rose and Arapaho name is Tall Mountain, will be leading a discussion about how her hometown of Fort Washakie came to be named, as well as honoring historic figures from the area’s past.
Hereford is from Fort Washakie on the Wind River Reservation, is an enrolled member of the Easter Shoshone Tribe, and is a member of the Northern Arapaho tribe. She graduated from Central Wyoming College with an associate degree in Outdoor Education and Recreation.
The program is free, family friendly event.
The Native American Student Interpretive Ranger program is in its third year and is a partnership between The Fort Phil Kearny/Bozeman Trail Association (FPK/), the Bighorn National Forest and Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site. The students participate in programs at the Medicine Wheel/Medicine Mountain National Historic Landmarks and Fort Phil Kearny during the summer.
Photo Courtesy of Aidan Hereford.
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Last modified: August 2, 2025