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“Yellowstone” Actors Powwow In Wyoming To Spotlight Epidemic Of Missing And Murdered Natives On Reservations

“1883” Actor Stephen Yellowtail is a Tongue River High School graduate who says that in his family, “several relatives that have gone missing.” While only about 100 missing and murdered indigenous people have been reported, estimates are there are more than 5,000.

Wendy Corr
April 24, 2023 • 6 min read



A powwow held Thursday evening at Tongue River High School in Dayton drew big crowds – not only in support of efforts to address the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous persons on Native American reservations, but to get a chance to meet some of the actors from the popular “Yellowstone” television franchise.

By Wendy Corr, Cowboy State Daily

Fans of the “Yellowstone” television series and its spinoffs were treated to live appearances by three of the franchise’s stars at Tongue River High School in Dayton.

Actors Christian Wassana (Martin Kills Many in “Yellowstone”), Cole Brings Plenty (Pete Plenty Clouds in “1923”) and Stephen Yellowtail (“1883” actor and star of the reality show “The Ultimate Cowboy”) were among the special guests at a Powwow held at Tongue River High School on Thursday.

The powwow aimed to raise awareness about an epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous people on Native American reservations. Dr. David Bearshield, an activist and the night’s keynote speaker, said this was the largest event so far.

“It started about three years ago, and it was to bring light on the missing and murdered indigenous persons (also known as MMIP) epidemic that's going on within the reservation boundaries of the Crow tribe,” Bearshield told Cowboy State Daily. “There was not an empty seat in the house.”

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