big hole national battlefield
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Memorializes the Nez Perce men, women and children, the soldiers of the 7th U.S. Infantry, and the Bitterroot Volunteers who clashed at the Battle of the Big Hole. You can see the Nez Perce Camp and the Siege Area. After an arduous journey over the Bitterroot Mountains in July, 1877, the Nez Perce Indians thought they had left the war behind them. In this peaceful valley, Colonel John Gibbens and his men attacked the sleeping camp on the morning of August 9, 1877, killing men, women and children. Sad part of history.
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I was not aware of this particular battle in history. As we toured the site, viewed the video and walked through the interpretive center, it made me sad. The Native Americans have been treated worse than any other group of people in this country..and as someone said, the rest of us are the immigrants. Well worth a stop to learn another piece of history.
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This is one of the most poignant experiences to help understand the tragedy of the government's annihilation of our Indians. The museum gives a great history of that important battle in the history of the Nez Perce Indians as they tried to elude the US Calvary. The short film fills in all the details of the battle and the center also contains drawings by the Nez Perce afterwards as well as items belonging to the soldiers involved in this event. Don't miss this exceptional tribute to our native people.
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A grim reminder of what the U S Government and the 7th Infantry..no not the 7th Calvary, did to Chief Joseph and his tribe. Beautiful area and a solemn site. Watch the video at the visitor center.
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this is a well laid out national monument, with interpretive centre, self guided trail and set up on a viewpoint overlooking the whole area. A tragic story of western expansion and its consequences.
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If you are within 100 miles of this national park, it is a must visit, if you are at all interested in the way our nation treated American Natives. Political statement here....let us all not forget....we are the immigrants.
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The Nez Perce camped here on their flight from the U.S. Cavalry. They were ambushed by the troops as revenge for the Indians' earlier attack. Native-American women and children were shot while sleeping in their tepees. There is a film recreating the fighting with direct quotes from relatives of those who lost their lives here. It is easy to see why the Nez Perce camped here: fresh water from the stream, plentiful wildlife and awesome views from the valley of rugged Rockies' peaks. Don't miss this site. There are 3 hiking trails. We walked the shortest one, a path to the tepees through lush fields of wildflowers with antelope in the distance and almost-tame chipmunks for company.
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We drove to Big Hole National Battlefield from Craters of the Moon National Monument. To be honest, the drive up Idaho 93 was one of the prettiest drives I've ever been on and overshadowed our trip to Big Hole. The museum which overlooks the battlefield is very modern and you can tour it easily in under 2 hours. It is an interesting piece of American history. We were able to travel from Blackfoot, Id to Craters of the Moon NP, and then to Big Hole National Battlefield before driving to Deer Lodge, Mt. where we saw Grant Kohrs Ranch (all in the same day). The scenery driving around this area alone makes it worth the drive. The history is an added bonus.
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The interpretive center is educational and well documented. The movie is excellent, and provides the background needed to then tour out on foot to the site of the battle. It is a moving, powerful and disturbing experience. This national monument was the highlight of a 7-day trip for me.
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Our history books do not teach us of our slaughter of the Native American peoples and destruction of their cultures. This is a must see battlefield site on the sad trail of this band of Nez Perce as they tried to preserve their culture, escape persecution and annihilation. The film is excellent. Spend some time looking at the hillside in the distance and grouping of tipi poles for the Nez Perce encampment. Then you may begin to feel the horror of the surprise attack and slaughter. We did this and this is where it happened. The overwhelming numbers of immigrants with greed for land, minerals and wealth clashing with the native cultures; and then the purposeful decimation of the bison to remove the source of life and starve the indigenous population. Could this conflict of cultures have been handled in a better manner?