RIVERTON (AP) - Participants in the first tribal summit in Wyoming want to ensure it will not be the last.

Last week's three-day state tribal summit meeting in Ethete attracted a number of lawmakers and tribal members to discuss issues and possible solutions to problems on the Wind River Indian Reservation.

It was an event participants praised for the level of cooperation between the state and tribes.

"All the puffing up of the chests, all the harsh words have been said 30 years ago," said Ron Oldman, a member of the Northern Arapaho Business Council.

Rep. W. Patrick Goggles, D-Ethete, said the summit demonstrates that it is time to move past tensions between the state and tribes.

Goggles said the groups have passed the "'I got you' mentality" and reached the "'roll up your sleeves' mentality."

"I believe the tribal/state summit 2007 was a huge success," he said.

Legislators, tribal members and others discussed a number of topics, including water issues between the state and reservation as well as health care and infrastructure demands.

"I have seen their needs. They're numerous, they're complex," Sen. Jim Anderson, R-Glenrock, said in his closing speech. "We must respond in substance."

Participants said the summit should continue every year.

"I think it should be every year, and we should have more legislators and more tribal leaders," Rep. Stan Blake, D-Green River, said.

"I, too, would like to see this not on a biannual basis but an annual basis," Oldman said.

At 90 years old, Eastern Shoshone member Starr Weed was the oldest participant and one of the most encouraged by the summit's discussions.

"I'm glad you all came here to hear the problems of the reservation," Weed said. "We need help, you know."

He praised the attendees for their level of cooperation.

"I sure appreciate it to see how we're getting along and all that," he said. "We're getting closer together.

"I hope nobody has a bad feeling toward one another. … We're here to forgive one another, too."

Weed also said he hopes to see more tribal summits happen on the reservation.

"We should get more together like this and really hear from the people and invite the people, our members, because they're the ones who have problems," he said.