Lynette St. Clair is one of the nominees for USA TODAY’s Women of the Year program, a recognition of women who have made a significant impact in their communities and across the country. The program ...

After scientists found an extinct burrowing amphibian on Eastern Shoshone land, members of the tribe gave it a name in their language. By Jeanne Timmons At age 6, Reba Teran lost the ability to speak ...

LANDER — The Shoshone language is at the core of Lynette St. Clair’s identity. Growing up, she learned to speak from her grandmother and other family members, and she can recall a time when tribal ...

In September 2023, the Indigenous Youth Culture and Climate Day camps started with a memorable moment: An elder was saying a prayer in Shoshone. She paused, looked up and said a buffalo had joined to ...

Lynette St. Clair, who works to preserve the Shoshone language and culture through education and advocacy, is one of USA TODAY's Women of the Year.

LARAMIE -- The University of Wyoming American Indian Studies Program is working with the Eastern Shoshone Tribe to create a database of the Eastern Shoshone language. The program recently received a ...

ARCO — Visitors to Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve in Southern Idaho now have an opportunity to learn about the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes’ long history with, and continued connection to ...

Language is everything to Lynette St. Clair. "By knowing your language, I feel it makes you more whole," she said. St. Clair has taught the Shoshone language to everyone from grade-school students in ...