Wyoming Indian High School

Public school in the United States

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Wyoming Indian High School is located in Ethete, Wyoming, United States on the Wind River Reservation. It is part of Fremont County School District#14.

Athletics

Wyoming Indian High School plays basketball in the Class 2A Southwest.^[2] The school has won twelve state titles,^[3] including in 1984, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2019 and 2020.^[4]^[5]

The school set a state record with 50 consecutive victories from 1983 to 1985, under basketball coach Alfred Redman.^[6]

The Wyoming Indian Lady Chiefs have won 5 basketball state titles, including 2003, 2004, 2019, 2020 and 2021.^[7]^[8]^[9]

The boys cross country teams have won twenty Class 2A state championships, including eight consecutive.^[10]

Documentary

Daniel Junge directed the 2002 film entitled Chiefs, which won the best documentary award at the Tribeca Film Festival. It chronicles the school's 2000 and 2001 basketball seasons, providing a view into the lives of players on the Wind River Reservation, both on and off the court, while they try to reach the state championship final and face different challenges.^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Wyoming Indian High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
^ "State tournament records by school". Wyoming Basketball. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
^ Matt Joyce (November 28, 2009). "In Wyoming, basketball drives reservation's pride". Associated Press. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
^ "Champion Chiefs: Wyoming Indian High School Wins State Title". Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
^ "Wyoming state high school boys basketball champions". Retrieved November 30, 2021.
^ Lisa Jones (April 5, 2010). "March Madness in Indian Country". High Country News. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
^ "Wyoming Indian Repeats as 2A Girls Basketball State Champs". Retrieved November 30, 2021.
^ "Lady Chiefs three-peat State Basketball Championship". Retrieved November 30, 2021.
^ "Wyoming high school girls basketball champions". Retrieved November 30, 2021.
^ "David Outruns Goliath: Wyoming Indian School's Cross-Country Team Dominates". Retrieved November 30, 2021.
^ David Mayberry (March 29, 2003). "March Madness in Indian Country". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved November 30, 2021.