In 1876, tensions between Indian tribes and white settlers were mounting.

Chief Plenticou of the Crow tribe could see westward expansion well underway.

That June, the Battle of the Little Big Horn took place, possibly the most famous of the Indian Wars,

also known as General Custer's Last Stand.

This past June marked the 145th anniversary of that battle.

So we packed our bags and traveled up to Montana to the Crow Reservation.

Yes, and together we attended a Little Bighorn Battle reenactment.

People are impressed by the river and the setting that it was actually part of the historical site of the battle.

So when you see like 75 horses crash into that river, you get the feel of what it might have been like, you know, 145 years ago.

Putt Thompson came to Crow Country in the 1970s and fell in love with the wind-swept land and way of life.

He owns the Custer Battlefields Trading Post and Cafe.

Today, the Real Bird family owns the land where the battle took place and hosts the reenactment.

Henry Real Bird, MCs.

Welcome to Little Big Horn.

You are Indians as soon as you bought that ticket.

The cavalry wears blue coats with brass buttons.

The Indians in breech clouts, riding their horses bareback.

One Indian stands out.

He wears a stunning white-feathered headdress.

Playing the role of Crazy Horse, Gary Putty Buffalo.

Crazy Horse was a Sioux tribe leader.

This might seem confusing at first, but at the time the Crow were enemies of the Sioux and Cheyenne and allies of the United States government.

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