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39 NARF Legal Rev. 1 (2014)

handle is hein.journals/narf39 and id is 1 raw text is: Environmental Protection Agency Rules in Favor of Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes Disputes about the boundaries of an Indian reservation are neither uncommon nor unimpor- tant. They arise from the foundations of the agree- ments between the United States and the Tribes involved, most often solemn treaties. All too often they arise from the violation of those treaties by, and unkept promises from, the United States. That history marks the relations between the United States and Eastern Shoshone Tribe where on this occasion the United States is actually acting to protect the interests of the Tribe in the defense of the Tribe's Reservation boundaries. The most recent controversy arises out of efforts of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes, who jointly share the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, to secure delegation of certain non-regulatory programs from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). One of those pro- grams requires that EPA identify where the bound- ary of the Reservation is located. Having done so consistent with the Tribes' description of the boundary has triggered significant opposition from the State of Wyoming, the City of Riverton, Fremont County, and some private parties. The history leading up to the controversy The Eastern Shoshone Tribe settled the Shoshone Reservation in Wyoming in 1868 when the Tribe, with the United States, entered into the Treaty of July 3, 1868. That treaty set apart 3,054,182 acres for the absolute and undisturbed use and occupation of the Shoshone Indians..., and for such other friendly tribes or individual Indians as from time to time they may be willing, with the consent of the United States, to admit amongst WINTERISPRING 2014 VOLUME 3P, LO. 1