Snitch on Sitting Bull?

In 1863, one year before Montana became a territory, John Bozeman built a trail across Indian country to reach newly discovered gold fields.

When Montana became a territory in 1864 through the Organic Act, one of the first acts of the territorial government was to pass a resolution to appropriate land that Native American tribes had called home for thousands of years.

The Indian Wars between 1865-1890 are a profound part of our story. Michael Punke's book Ridgeline tells the story of the battle of December 21, 1866, part of the ongoing conflict for control over Powder River country, also known...