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Big Hole National
Battlefield 2007
Summer Speaker Series and Special Events
The Summer Speakers Series at the Big Hole National
Battlefield is held on Saturdays and Sundays at the Big Hole
Battlefield Visitor Center and at the US Forest Service Campground at
May Creek. Presentations are typically given at Noon and 3pm on
Saturday and at 8pm at May Creek on Saturday evenings. An additional
presentation is given at noon on Sundays.
The Big Hole National Battlefield is located in south west Montana on
Montana Highway 43 just 10 miles west of Wisdom MT.
June Speakers
9-10: Steve Morehouse - Lewis and Clark in Montana.
Steve will show an 18 foot dug out canoe.
16-17: Bob Brown - Executive Director of the Historical Museum at Fort
Missoula. Dr. Brown gives a first person presentation as Major Rawn
the commander of Fort Missoula during 1877.
23-24: Lee Bourgeau - Nez Perce administrator and lawyer for the Nez
Perce tribe. Lee is a traditional gatherer and gives a talk on the
plants and roots of the Nez Perce tribe.
July Speakers
June 30 -July 1: To be announced
7-8: To be announced
14-15: To be announced
21-22: Gene Hickman - The art of sign language used by the fur traders
to communicate with their native counterparts.
28 - August 2: Josiah Pinkham - Nez Perce ethnographer in the Nez
Perce Tribal Cultural Resource Program. Josiah talks about Nez Perce
culture and language both past and present. He will bring original and
replica Nez Perce cultural objects.
August Speakers
4-5: John Barrows - "The Telegraph's Role in the Nez
Perce War." Program will include original telegraph equipment of the
19th Century.
11: Big Hole Battlefield Annual Commemoration - Nez Perce Veterans
will conduct ceremonies to commemorate the people who died on the
battlefield on August 9, 1877, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
18-19: Rob Collier - Nez Perce descendent, shares stories handed down
by the Indian people who helped Lewis and Clark through out the
Bitterroot Valley
25-26: To be announcedOctober
Special Events
The Bear Paw Battlefield is located in north west
Montana on US Highway 2 just 15 miles south of Chinook, MT.
October 6 Bear Paw Battlefield Annual Commemoration - Nez Perce
Veterans will conduct ceremonies to commemorate the people who died on
the battlefield September 30 - October 5, 1877.
For more information on the battlefields and these events please call:
Big Hole National Battlefield - (406) 689- 3155
Bear Paw Battlefield - (406) 357- 3130
Or visit our web site a www.nps.gov.
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