She ended the school year with decent grades and looked forward to starting her freshman year at Riverton High, the school off the reservation attended by white students. Elyxis, as Ohetica was known, had been good lately. Gardner had lived most of his life on the Wind River Reservation and he didn't trust many people there.īut he decided to make an exception.
Ohetica Win, a member of Wyoming's Northern Arapaho tribe, was a tall, striking 13-year-old who looked much older.
Wind River Reservation, Wyoming (CNN) - On a warm summer night last June, James Gardner gave his daughter permission to sleep over at a friend's house, something he almost never let her do. Federal authorities won't discuss case court records are under seal.
Girls' parents say two boys were prosecuted and sent to a juvenile facility.Girls were 13, 14, and 15 all had plans for school or vocational training.Three girls overdosed on methadone on Wyoming reservation in June 2008.
