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History of the Last Stand - Real Bird Reenactment – Montana

Images of Real Bird Reenactment preparation and History of the Last Stand – Southern Montana, taken in June 2018.

2018 marked 142 years since the famous Battle of the Little Bighorn was fought. Once a year, on the anniversary of the battle, the Crow Nation organizes and performs the Real Bird Reenactment of the Battle of the Little Bighorn which begins with participants acting out a short history of the area.

More than a hundred people participated in the show and at one point Indian Warriors stampeded over 100 horses into the area in front of the spectator stands, what a spectacular sight! Not something you see every day, or even ever, except in a movie or on TV! It was just a small portion of an exceptional performance culminating with the reenactment of the battle itself.

One other interesting item was the addition of a camera crew who were there shooting a documentary titled “Inconvenient Indian”. We’ll have to watch out for that production in the future.
Young reenactment participant gets prepared for the show at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Young reenactment participant gets prepared for the show at the Real Bird Reenactment Event 		Prepping for a role in the show at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Prepping for a role in the show at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 Young warrior before the show at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Young warrior before the show at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 Children awaiting their queue to act out their scene at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Children awaiting their queue to act out their scene at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 Warrior participant prior to the event at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Warrior participant prior to the event at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
7th Cavalry encampment at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
7th Cavalry encampment at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 Tents at the 7th Cavalry encampment at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Tents at the 7th Cavalry encampment at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 Presentation by a 7th Cavalry participant before the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Presentation by a 7th Cavalry participant before the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 7th Cavalry command tent at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
7th Cavalry command tent at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 Indian Nation Teepees at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Indian Nation Teepees at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Making Indian Fry Bread at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Making Indian Fry Bread at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 Filming notice at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Filming notice at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 “Inconvenient Indian” documentary crew at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
“Inconvenient Indian” documentary crew at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 Cheyenne Chief Two Moons being filmed for the “Inconvenient Indian” documentary at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Cheyenne Chief Two Moons being filmed for the “Inconvenient Indian” documentary at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 Woman of the period at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Woman of the period at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Horses driven into the area for the show at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Horses driven into the area for the show at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 Herd of horses race by as part of the show at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Herd of horses race by as part of the show at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 Cheyenne Chief Two Moons looks over the herd of horses at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Cheyenne Chief Two Moons looks over the herd of horses at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 Heard of horses streams by at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Heard of horses streams by at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 Young colt runs alongside its mother at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Young colt runs alongside its mother at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Cheyenne Chief Two Moons prior to the show at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Cheyenne Chief Two Moons prior to the show at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 Close up of Cheyenne Chief Two Moons at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Close up of Cheyenne Chief Two Moons at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 Lakota Warrior White Bull presents an offering during the show at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Lakota Warrior White Bull presents an offering during the show at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 Indian Nation women and children gathering wild grains at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Indian Nation women and children gathering wild grains at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 Mother and children of the Indian Nation during the show at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Mother and children of the Indian Nation during the show at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Fur trappers as part of the history of the area at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Fur trappers as part of the history of the area at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 A fur trapper cracks a whip at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
A fur trapper cracks a whip at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 Explorers Lewis and Clark with their Indian Guide Sacajawea at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Explorers Lewis and Clark with their Indian Guide Sacajawea at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 Padre coming to influence the Indian Nation at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Padre coming to influence the Indian Nation at the Real Bird Reenactment Event		 Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer surrounded by his troops at the Real Bird Reenactment Event
Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer surrounded by his troops at the Real Bird Reenactment Event

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Thomas Walker 29-Jun-2018 15:46
Custer just didn't pass muster....
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