The story is about the federal efforts to improve/expedite permit approval process on BLM land. We'll see a year from now now it's going. I'm not holding my breath.
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This was probably in the Hebron oil field area.
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A Note To The Granddaughters
I've probably read half a dozen books on the General Custer and the battle at the Little Big Horn. Until I happened to stop by the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum in Bowman, North Dakota, on the way to the Bakken, I had not seen the native American side of the story: Lakota Noon: The Indian Narrative of Custer's Defeat.
I've only begun to read the book, but my initial impression is that this is a really, really good book. In a long preface, the author sets the stage and the book's format. Through an oral history he will tell the story of the battle from the vantage point of the Indians involved.
It is quite remarkable, but the battle is told in 10-minute intervals, beginning at 3:00 p.m. and ending at 6:20 p.m. Although the battle probably started closer to 1:00 p.m. the author explains why he started at 3:00 p.m.
There are six chapters, and each chapter ends with a lengthy discussion by the author. These discussions are a commentary on the oral history that has just been presented. The author was concerned that the end-of-chapter discussions would interrupt the flow of the story, but in fact, they are very, very good, and very enjoyable. Without these discussions, I think the book would be much less rewarding.
My hunch is that it is available through Books on Broadway for those living and working in/near Williston.
Moved to the N. Cheyenne Reservation a little over a year ago. Have several elders, who as young kids had direct family members that fought in the "Battle of Greasy Grass". To think that battle that was fought 140 yrs ago is only a generation removed is amazing. And the Cheyenne do have a different version of the events.
ReplyDeleteI'm about halfway through. I have no idea if the author has an agenda one way or the other, favoring one side or the other, but one certainly gets a better appreciation of the events. I think the scenes of the terrified women and children were most difficult.
DeleteIt is incredible that it is only a generation ago -- you are correct.
I was so surprised -- had forgotten all the great Indian chiefs, medicine men, elders that had gathered in this large camp.
I can't imagine this book not being readily available in libraries and schools across the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming, etc. It's probably a better reference book than a book to read straight through. I have found the discussions at then end of each section really, really good.