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Eastern Shoshone chair details clinic expansion, housing repairs and energy plans
Summary
Eastern Shoshone Business Council Chair Wayland Large told the Select Committee on Tribal Relations the tribe opened a 12-room expansion at Warm Valley Health Care Center, is vetting a clinic site at the old rodeo grounds and is pursuing repairs to elder housing while continuing work on a revised Shoshone-Arapaho law and order code.
Chairman Wayland Large of the Eastern Shoshone Business Council gave the Select Committee on Tribal Relations a broad update on June 15, outlining health, housing, energy and cultural priorities.
Large said the tribe held a ribbon-cutting at Warm Valley Health Care Center for a south-side addition of 12 rooms and that the tribe is evaluating a potential clinic site at the old rodeo grounds. “We had a dedication at our Warm Valley Health Care Center, ribbon-cutting. We have 12 new rooms on the south side,” Large told the committee.
He also described immediate facility needs. Morning Star Manor, an elder-care facility that the chair said serves about 40 clients, requires roof work and other repairs. Large said the tribe is reviewing 105 leasing and other 638-related mechanisms to address aging buildings and equipment.
On economic matters, Large and other speakers described declines in energy production on reservation fields and said the Wind River Energy Commission is exploring enhanced-oil-recovery options to restore output; tribal leaders noted takeovers of a subset of smaller fields have been slow because of paperwork and permitting challenges.
Large also reviewed cultural and community work: preparations for the 66th annual Eastern Shoshone Indian Days powwow, development of a new tribal website to improve member access to services, and ongoing drafting of the Shoshone‑Arapaho law and order code. He said the tribes are working with attorneys but that approval through general counsel and the tribes’ internal processes can be cumbersome.
Why it matters: The tribal update stitched together service delivery, infrastructure and economic development needs that intersect with state grant programs and county services — informing lawmakers who oversee budget and intergovernmental coordination.
Next steps: Committee members acknowledged the update and deferred some matters to later agenda items and follow-up with state agencies, including potential collaboration on Brownfields and EPA grants for housing revitalization.
