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Symposium details the role of Crow at Little Bighorn and their legacy

White Swan was 26 years old when he limped away from the Battle of the Little Big Horn. The Apsáalooke man served with Half Yellow Face, White Man Runs Him, Goes Ahead Of His Horses, Hairy Moccasin and Curley as scouts under the command Lt. Col. George Custer during the

150th Anniversary of the Little Bighorn Film Festival to be held at Art House in June

This June is the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and you can expect events all summer all over the Montana plains. One of those is the 150th Anniversary of the Little Bighorn Film Festival, which will be held at Art House in downtown Billings on June

Little Big Horn College to hold symposium highlighting Battle of the Little Bighorn

Little Big Horn College, the tribally chartered two-year college on the Crow (Apsáalooke) reservation, is holding a free symposium titled "The Crows and the Little Bighorn: 150 Years Later." The event is going from April 9 – 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the

Can’t heaven wait? | Mary Sheehy Moe

Can you hear the prayer of the children, softly pleading for silence in a shattered world? Last year Ukraine saw its sharpest increases in war-caused childhood casualties since 2022, averaging 16 per week. The number of children experiencing anxiety, trauma, and grief as a result of the endless Russian

‘A big banner year’: Thousands gather at Montana State for 50th anniversary powwow

Thousands of dancers, drummers, and spectators gathered at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse this past weekend to mark the 50th anniversary of the Montana State University American Indian Council Powwow. The anniversary event, one of the largest student-led gatherings in the region, concluded Saturday following two days of competitive dancing

'Celebrate our life': Montana State powwow celebrates and preserves Indigenous heritage

Colorful regalia filled the stands of the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on Friday night. Aunties adjusted jewelry and pinned feathers into the hair of younger girls. Men made sure their headdresses were on tight. The call for all dancers to make their way to the floor for the Grand Entry saw

50th annual powwow to take place in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse this weekend

50th annual powwow to take place in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse this weekend

This weekend, the American Indian Council (AIC) will host MSU’s 50th Annual AIC Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse — a milestone event celebrating Indigenous culture, community and continuity. For Indigenous communities across the U.S., powwows are not just social gatherings, according to Michaiah Pease, an environmental engineering student