Who Are the Apsáalooke People and How Did They End up in Montana?
The Crow Tribe, once part of the Hidatsa, transformed from farmers to hunter-gatherers. They maintain their cultural identity through language, land care, and community resilience.
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Who made the first photographs of the American West?
Solomon Nunes Carvalho was a painter and photographer who joined a dangerous trip into the Rocky Mountains in 1853. He carried heavy equipment to make the first photographs of the American West. The journey was led by John C. Fremont. Carvalho faced blizzards, hunger, and freezing cold. Many of his pictures were lost, but his…
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Chief Joseph: Why Did He Become Famous for Standing up to America?
Chief Joseph lived a long time ago. He was Native American, a leader of the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce tribe. He had one Anglo name, but a long native name: “Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt.” His Nez Perce name meant: “Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain.” Joseph wanted to live in peace. He became a chief and ended…
