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This is a broad outline of the history of Montana in the United States.. For thousands of years indigenous peoples inhabited what would be Montana. The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 included this land and it was explored during the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
They (along with the Northern Arapahos and the Lakotas) advanced into Montana during the Sioux Wars in the mid-1860s and the 1870s. [ 5 ] : 342 The western part of the present Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation is end-to-end with the eastern and longer border of the Crow reservation in the central part of the 1851 Crow treaty territory ...
The Pend d'Oreille or Pend d'Oreilles (/ ˌ p ɒ n d ə ˈ r eɪ / PON-də-RAY), also known as the Kalispel (/ ˈ k æ l ə s p ɛ l /), [3] are Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau. Today many of them live in Montana and eastern Washington of the United States. The Kalispel peoples referred to their primary tribal range as Kaniksu.
This is a timeline of pre-statehood Montana history comprising substantial events in the history of the area that would become the State of Montana prior to November 8, 1889. This area existed as Montana Territory from May 28, 1864, until November 8, 1889, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Montana.
The name Montana comes from the Spanish word montaña, which in turn comes from the Latin word montanea, meaning "mountain" or more broadly "mountainous country". [11] [12] Montaña del Norte ('Northern Mountain') was the name given by early Spanish explorers to the entire mountainous region of the west. [12]
Contemporary Native artist; some of his work is in the Smithsonian Institution [38] Winold Reiss: 1886–1953 Spent significant time in Montana; ashes spread by the Blackfeet along the eastern edge of Glacier National Park: Painter; made over 250 paintings of Native Americans, especially the Blackfeet [39] Charles Marion "C.M." Russell: 1864–1926
Although the venerable Native arts organization only surveyed five states, president and CEO Justin Huenemann said the results reflected a larger state of affairs in Indian Country. About 30% of ...
A tribal council was formed in response to the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act.They were the first tribes to organize a tribal government under the act. [10] Under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975, the tribal council was finally able to begin gradually taking over management of law enforcement, [17] justice, forestry, wildlife, and health and human services ...