Turn me loose, set me free, somewhere in the middle of Montana. —Merle Haggard
When I lived in Missoula in the 1970s, it sometimes seemed that a week couldn’t go by without my being invited to a slide show. (more…) Continue Reading →
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Assiniboine leader resists Bakken’s ‘quick fix’
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Lawrence Wetsit is a man with a sense of history. An administrator at the Fort Peck Community College in Poplar, he’s also the cultural leader for the Assiniboine tribe. His great grandfather, I Ax Ba, also called Chief Wets It, was known for his antelope horn bonnet and his ability to steal horses at night from a neighboring tribe. Wetsit speaks with a sense of great fondness for the land of his people. (more…) Continue Reading →