Flathead Lake

When the Sioux migrated to the Great Plains area, they most certainly came across the the Badlands in their discovery. The name “Badlands” is derived from the Lakota phrase makȟóšiča, meaning Land of Bad Spirits.  Today, some Lakota believe that the Badlands are a place to be avoided because it is where bad spirits exist. This paper will discuss the geographic location,  geological formation, Lakota legends,  reasons the site is visited, time or seasons to visit and Lakota stargazing associated with the site. When applicable, Lakota words will be provided.

The list is too numerous to list all the activities, but just to include a few; skiing, parks for rock climbing, trails, bird watching, high elevations with surpassing long-range vistas, biking, water sports, performing arts, music festivals, golf, entertaining rides and adventures for children and the list goes on. The High Country has something for all.

The Kootenai Tribe historically inhabited Northwestern Montana, Northern Idaho, Eastern Washington, and parts of Southern British Columbia. In this vast region, the indigenous people were; hunters, gathers, and fisherman. The tribe is made up of six bands, and is usually spilt up from there into the Lower and Upper Kootenai Tribe. The Upper Kootenai were traditionally forest and mountain people who traveled to the prairies to hunt buffalo (Pritzker 263-264).The Lower Kootenai were more tied to water, and primarily harvested fish. These Lower Kootenai bands constructed a unique sturgeon-nosed canoe, which is only found among this tribe, and in parts of Asia (Kootenai Canoe). The Kootenai’s lived a seminomadic lifestyle. They had permanent winter villages near good

The leader of the Shawnee tribe was Tecumseh. Him and his brother, Tenskwatawa who was a native philosopher, gathered many Native tribes from all over to join together and fight for their land. Later on in the war, the natives sided with the British during the war. In 1813, America’s navy took control of lake eerie. When this happened the British retreated, but left guns and ammunition so should they choose to, the Natives could continue the fighting. It didn’t last to long though because at the battle of the Thames, Tecumseh was killed. The natives had to move back towards the west, and America got the

Montana is famous as the headwaters state because the waters that flows to the rest of the United States comes from the Montana mountains. The Flathead Rivers, Clark Fork, Bitterroot, Blackfoot, and Kootenai is connected to the Columbia River which flows into the Pacific Ocean. Montana’s two largest lakes are the Fort Peck and Flathead. Idaho is on the west border of Montana, South Dakota and North Dakota to the east and Wyoming to the south. Canada is on Montana’s northern border.

The Treaty of 1849 was the initial contacts between the United States and the Navajo. This treaty allowed for fort and trading posts to be developed in Navajo land, with this agreement the US promised “donations, presents, and implements, and adopt such other liberal and humane measures, as said Government may deem meet and proper.” (Indian Affairs Laws and Treaties, n.d.).

Before the United States became an independent nations, Onondaga Lake was the center of the Iroquois Confederacy. The lakes water was crystal clear.The surrounding land was very clean and pristine. All of the forests, streams and creeks were healthy and well.Eventually European settlers came to the area. With them they brought new technology and rapidly made industries grow and develop. Industry and rapid urbanization of Syracuse impacted the surrounding areas because the more the people came, the more it got polluted, many attractions came along like a amusement park and shopping,many job opportunities, newer industries and a bigger population.

This is the history of a beautiful region that takes place back in 1850’s when the Sioux and Winnebago tribes lived in these lands. These tribes spread around the Midwest mostly for their food, which include buffaloes (wild Bison), deer, antelope, and wild turkey and hens, wild fruits cherries, berries, and plums and wild vegetables potatoes, spinach, and prairie turnips. These tribes lived in peace and harmony until Joseph Hewitt and James Dickirson arrived in the area in 1851. Joseph Hewitt and James Dickirson settlement soon became an amicable town. Hewitt traded goods with the indian tribes and Dickirson had rich soil for farming.

When the Europeans discovered America they started taking over the Indian land. In mid 1880ś Senator Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts created the Dawes Act. The Act broke up nearly all the tribes land. The land and tribes were divided into small families, others were sold to white men, some Indians accepted the farm life and “adopted the habits of civilized people” and if they adopted that they were considered American citizens. This Act was a disaster. Only whites benefited from the act, taking 500,000 acres of land leaving Indians to have only 177,000 acres which were supervised by whites meaning it wasn't really their land anyway. After the Civil war in 1890 railroads crisscrossed the Great Plains, farmers and cattlemen exploited land formerly owned by Indians(Give Me Liberty). Celilo Falls which has another name called Horseshoe Falls was a home for all Native Americans such as the Chinookan people and the Sahaptin-speaking people. Celilo Falls was located on the mid-Columbia River about a couple miles east of The Dalles. Celilo Falls was a place for trades and to socialize. After the discovery of horses trade network grew even bigger. The falls and rivers were thriving and there were plenty of salmon in the water. By 1850s, when the European Americans settled in the Dalles, the Native people were moved. The government made Yakama. Nez Perce, Umatilla, and Warm Springs reservations. The reservations were relocated close

Though today, the Blackfoot territory is defined by reserve/reservation boundaries and divided by the United States-Canadian border, their homeland, Nitawahsinnanni (“our land”), continues to be defined by topographical features using their language (The Blackfoot Gallery Committee, 2013, 12). This traditional homeland spans from the North Saskatchewan River (Ponokasisahta, the Elk River) as far south as the Yellowstone River, Montana (Otahkoitahtayi) and from the Rocky Mountains as far East as the “Great Sand Hills

In Montana the Native American tribes are a crucial part of our history. Like all other independent nations, the Native American tribes of Montana each have their own unique customs, cultures and languages. Often times differences between tribes lead to conflict. But once europeans came to Montana the inter-tribal relationships were changed forever. One of the most influential and important wars of the nineteenth century was The Great Sioux War of 1876-1877.

Silver bow creek and the Summit Valley have not always been a site of pollution and contaminated mining sites. The Summit Valley was inhabited by Native American Indians from the Salish, Kootenai, and Flathead tribes (Clark Fork Watershed Education Program). Long before European miners discovered gold in the Butte Area on Silver Bow Creek these tribes used the area of the entire upper Clark Fork valley for seasonal hunting and fishing grounds. Later, the area was also used as a passage route for Nez Perce and Blackfeet Indians (Clark Fork Watershed Education Program). The Original Mine claim was staked on Butte hill because its owners found diggings and pits with antler tools and exposed ore rock.

People recommend lake Oliver not just for the history but for the activities. A aide variety pf endeavors can be done with social groups. Fishing, water skiing, or simply boat riding on the lake. Individuals

In the winter can drive snowmobiles to enjoy the joy of galloping on the trail. Special travel agencies can provide outdoor enthusiasts a planned way through the trail and all kinds of outdoor activities with point to point service as well as provide detailed travel guide.

The grief comes from lost love must be recovered by love. In crow lake, the author Mary Lawson portrays a young successful scholar, 26-year-old Kate Morrison, always is bothered by her anguished past. The innermost struggle not only leads she can’t directly face the problem existing between her and her older brother Matt for years but also becomes an obstacle of the further relationship with Daniel, the men she loves. But all the problems are concealed elaborately before the invitation letter received. While the peaceful life is broken by the invitation coming from Matt’s son, her nephew Simon, Kate suddenly has to face all the problems she doesn’t want to face