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Gall (Phizi, l. c. 1840-1894) was a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux war chief best known for his participation in the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June 1876. He was a close associate of Red Cloud (l. 1822-1909...

Sacagawea guides Lewis and Clark at the Three Forks of the Missouri River, 1805. Detail from a mural by Edgar Samuel Paxson, in the lobby of the Montana House of Representatives. Photograph taken at the Montana State...

Native American women are traditionally held in high regard among the diverse nations, whether a given people are matrilineal or patrilineal. Traditionally, women were not only responsible for raising children...

The sweat lodge is a temporary or permanent structure integral to Native American culture and frequently used in spiritual ceremonies. The lodge is often a low, dome-shaped, structure heated by hot rocks which produce...

Red Horse (Tasunka Luta, l. c. 1822-1907) was a chief of the Miniconjou Lakota Sioux best known for his firsthand account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn (25-26 June 1876) and his 42 ledger...

The Life and Death of Sweet Medicine is a Cheyenne tale of the great prophet and law-giver Sweet Medicine who received the sacred Four Arrows, structure of government, and rules of society from Maheo, the Wise...

The Kiowa nation has at least two different versions of their origin myth concerning death: How Death Came into the World and Why the Ant is Almost Cut in Two. Both explain the origin of death but differ significantly...

Charles A. Eastman's biography of Crazy Horse (l. c. 1840-1877) is among the most significant sources on the great Sioux war chief, as Eastman drew on accounts of those who had known and fought alongside him in writing...

Pretty Nose (l. c. 1851-1952), Arapaho (possibly Arapaho-Cheyenne) warrior who fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June 1876. She lived to be 101 years old. Photo taken...

The Lewis and Clark Expedition meets the Salish Indians after crossing the Bitterroot Mountains in September 1805. Painting by Charles Marion Russell, 1912. Montana Historical Society.