Sitting Bull

Bismarck was home to a number of historical characters in its early years. One of them was photographer D.F. Barry. He is remembered for his photography of Native Americans, frontier forts, battlefields and military officers. His subjects included Sitting Bull, Gall, Rain-in-the-Face, Red Cloud, Buffalo Bill Cody, Annie Oakley and General George Crook.

In the late 1800s, hordes of journalists and photographers traveled west to get stories and pictures of Native Americans in the news. But it was a…

Today marks the anniversary of two controversial events having to do with the burial sites of two of our most famous Native Americans.Sitting Bull was…

On June 25th, 1876 the Battle of the Little Bighorn took place in eastern Montana. Also known as the “Battle of Greasy Grass” or “Custer’s Last Stand,”…