A Powerful Look At Resilience In Wind River’s Young Adults

A new documentary capturing the hopes, pressures and resilience of young people growing up on the Wind River Indian Reservation will make its broadcast debut on Wyoming PBS at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9.

“Generation Warrior,” filmed over four years, follows eight Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone youth as they confront the realities of early adulthood. The film offers an unfiltered look at their lives — the choices that shape their futures, the cultural expectations they carry, and the challenges that come with stepping into a world often defined by rapid change, historical trauma and ongoing violence.

Wyoming PBS CEO Joanna Kail encouraged statewide viewers to tune in for what she called a powerful and intimate portrait of Native young adults. “Watch while they strive to carry their