Hard Lives of Male Domination for Female Indians BY RICHARD IRVING DODGE (Originally published in 1882) The life of an Indian woman is a round of wearisome labor. Her marriage is only an exchange of masters, and an exchange for the worse, for the duties devolved upon a girl in the parental lodge are generally of the lightest kind. She may be required to assist in the … [Read more...]
The Fight for Western Lands
How the Federal Government Encourages Conflict BY SHAWN REGAN 01/06/17 The surprising acquittal of Ammon Bundy and six others in the trial over the armed occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Oregon has once again elevated federal land issues to the national stage, and many questions remain. But despite all the media attention on the trial, many have overlooked … [Read more...]
A Ghost Town Near Yellowstone
High in the Absaroka Wilderness, It’s Called a Ghost Town for Good Reason BY NIKOLAS GROSFIELD Montana towns—dead or alive—often seem similar to one another. But as with people, debunking this idea only takes a little digging. Independence is a long-abandoned ghost town high in the Absaroka Mountains. Around a dozen miles north of Yellowstone Park, it nearly … [Read more...]
Secrets of Indian Religion
Records of Native Mysteries from the 1800s BY RICHARD IRVING DODGE We have elsewhere remarked that it is difficult for a Christian to draw the line between religion and morality, but unless he can do so, it will be impossible for him to understand the Indian. He must even go further; he must tone his mind to the consideration of a people not only without a code of … [Read more...]
How to Stop Sexual Harassment at Yellowstone
Why Are NPS and the Feds Incapable of Cleaning House? BY DAVID S. LEWIS 10-27-16 In House Oversight Committee hearings this summer, ranking Democrat Elijah Cummings looked back and forth across the panel, to his left and right, and across the hall, wherein sat or had sat National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis, Deputy Director Michael Reynolds, and various National … [Read more...]
Yellowstone Whistleblower Attracts Federal Investigators
Office of Inspector General Asks Victims and Witnesses to Call Hotline: 800-424-5081 BY DAVID S. LEWIS As the direct result of a news report published in The Montana Pioneer in September about a Scandal in Yellowstone National Park, various federal investigations were alerted to alleged misconduct in Yellowstone National Park and directed investigators to interview the … [Read more...]
Cassidy Freeman Longs for Livingston
Netflix Star Thanks Montana For Her Opportunity BY AUDREY HALL Cassidy Freeman first came to Livingston in 1982 and a part of her heart has been here ever since. Early memories are filled with working on the family ranch; moving cattle, training horses, irrigating and building what she calls the Freeman family fence. “It was the least straight fence ever made,” she … [Read more...]
Yellowstone Trout Healthy Throughout the River Closure
Somebody Tell the Governor, He Seems Not to Realize the Damage He’s Done BY DAVID S. LEWIS News about the Yellowstone River this summer sounded bad, real bad, and it was terribly misleading. At the behest of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Governor Bullock on August 19 closed an unusually long stretch of the river, 193 miles, to fishing and recreation. All of the … [Read more...]
Feds Tried Repeatedly to Consult Standing Rock Sioux on Pipeline
Non Response From Tribe Undercuts Legal Protest BY CHRIS WHITE Court documents indicate the U.S. government approached the Standing Rock Sioux tribe more than 15 times prior to approving a hotly contested oil pipeline in North Dakota. The Army Corps of Engineers attempted more than a dozen times between 2014 and 2016 to discuss the Dakota Access pipeline route with … [Read more...]
Flathead Lake, an Ocean in Motion
So Large Its Currents Are Influenced By the Earth’s Rotation BY RICK & SUSIE GRAETZ Flathead Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake in the western U.S. (excluding Alaska). Because of its size it is often more like an ocean than a lake. Those of you who have been out on its rough waters during a major wind storm can attest to this. In fact, Flathead Lake is so … [Read more...]