Libraries Build Communities: Fort Washakie Home To A Little Free Library
Amanda LeClair-Diaz The Wind River Reservation spans 2.2 million acres. That means there are long distances between libraries and tribal members face significant hurdles getting access to reading materials. That's why seven Fort Washakie School educators: Renee Crooked Arm, Lynette St.Clair, Michelle Oberly-Blackburn, Jennifer Platt, Fredde Reed, Iva LeClair, and Kailyn Washakie put their heads together with Wind River Reservation resident and Ph.D. student Amanda LeClair-Diaz to address this issue. While attending graduate school, LeClair-Diaz was first introduced to the Little Free Librar...