The Bozeman Trail: A Rush to Montana's Gold
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- The Bozeman Trail was an offshoot of the Oregon Trail, a shortcut to the newly discovered gold fields of Montana Territory. Cutting through the heart of Indian country. It became a flash point for a clash of cultures that would explode into warfare, destruction and tragedy. First telecast March, 2019.
I'm a Sioux, my great- great-grandfather a chief named Fears Nothing. I'm wrapped in my pink blankets, watching this on my phone. I never married or had children. I'm a career woman. How times have changed. But - for better or worse? I love this land. The west to the ocean is my land, and my feeling about that won't change as long as I live. My family is all here, my numerous cousins and our animals.
God bless your ancestors & their land. So much hardships & unnecessary deaths. I will always respect & honor all the American native Indians dead & alive. God knows their truths.
Good for you ... That's Awesone
I'm ashamed of what my people did to the Indians, the whites built this nation on the blood of innocent people and it seems that to this day they are proud of that fact.
For what it's worth, I am sorry.
Outstanding glad to here that you love your land I.m sorry for what all Indians went thru brakes my heart my Great grandmother was full blooded Cherokee which back then she was given 60 acres to her from the goverment she had no running water no electric and it only had small kitchen wood burning and living room she smoke a pipe and dipped snuff really never play are talk with us kids only her daughter my grandmother and my mom talked with her. Her hair was like my grandmother's down to floor wash it with rain water from a 55 gal.barrel
Cool story
Nellie Fletcher, she was my 2x great grandmother. She left quite a legacy, and kept and passed down her diary’s and letters. It is wonderful knowing exactly where I come from.
I'man Englishman living in England and never been to America; I have now after watching this documentry. It braought your history, culture and land to life. Very taught provoking and informative. I watched Robert Redfords, 'The West' sometime ago and 'Over Wyoming' on CZcams only last week. this documentry stands with them as an insight into America from someone who has never visited. Thanks for youe efocts in producing this. Very much appreciated.
If you do ever come to America, it is the West that you must see.....the wide-open spaces.
Born and raised here , most people don't even realize what history they are walking on in their own yards . Lewis and Clark we're camping in my buddys back yard . Crazy
Very nice comment to read! I hope you get a chance to come visit America one day if you want to. I was born in the West. I didn't see the East coast of America until I was in my 40's, and (get ready to laugh!) I was impressed by how much older everything was! Houses 300 years old still being lived in in cities equally as old, where out west we have ghost towns 150 years old, our ghost towns are infants by comparison to our east coast, yet Nothing in comparison to the history you live in there! The East was someplace to see, but our West is the place to be. At least most of it. Unfortunately there are places out west I have to rule out now due to politics. I'll leave it at that. But it still has many beautiful wide open and wild spaces.
Stay in England. America doesn't exist except in movies.
Come see us in the mountains 🏔️
Please know that those of us who truly love history and are always anxious to know more treasure an opportunity to learn from a program like this. Thanks to all who participated.
Yes thanks much, im a
History lover as well.
Well said. Greetings from Germany
Anything is better than the History Channel these days
it's a great documentary, greetings from Monterrey Mexico
Im a sucker for history as well. Greetings from Denmark
Thank you for producing this excellent video. I live in England and joined the Oregon California Trails Association (OCTA) who now help preserve the trails. Incredibly sad how the lands/traditions have been greatly reduced.
Thank you PBS. You guys are so unappreciated and deserve so much more attention. Your docs are the best.
The photographs, and artwork, original as well as contemporary were fascinating. The scenery, gorgeous! Thank you PBS.
Many years ago, driving cross country from Pennsylvania to California, we spent a few days with my husbands friend, Carmen, in Bozeman. With our dogs we camped out in tents, fishing the pretty river for dinner. That trout was the most delectable, with just a pinch of salt and melted butter. Wonderful experience
I am a Bozeman descendent of this man and this is very cool. John had a brother that went to Ga and farmed my great grandfather. He paid a penny an acre
Hello, David Bozeman,
Greetings from England.🇬🇧
The video was packed
with so much interesting
information : and you are part
of the history ☺️.
Had to chuckle when I
read in your post here,
that John's brother went
to Ga and farmed your
great grandfather !
Best wishes.☺️.
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@@rosemariemann1719
I’m also a Bozeman, my Grandfather was John Washington Bozeman, I am John Wesley Bozeman.
I’m sure our linage goes back many years.
Stayed in Bozeman a few times omw to work in Yellowstone. Loved the area and loved hearing about it's founders history. From working at Many Glacier Hotel I'd have to say Montana is by far the most beautiful state I've seen in the lower 48. Particularly the Many Glacier valley. Robin Williams filmed "What dreams may come" there at Many Glacier Hotel in swiftcurrent lake and was quoted saying "if this ain't God's backyard he lives close by". Couldn't agree more.
Excellent program! I am a Native Texan. A descendant of a defender of the Alamo, I am quite proud of my home state of Texas. But there is another state that won my heart some 20+ years ago. The Great State of Montana. I have been all over this beautiful and very special place. As a historian I have much enjoyed learning the history. The good and the bad. I saw much new information in this program and I thank you for it.
Thanks for making this documentary.
I really appreciate these documentary's, they absolutely bring you into the past
I was born and raised in Western Montana. Since then, I have lived in eleven countries and have worked in at least eighty. I have viewed every major mountain range on earth, and I have breathed the air virtually everywhere north of Antarctica. With that as a basis, I must say that God may get his mail in Heaven, but he lives in Montana.
Mac Coleman Wow, that’s beautiful!
We all seem to think the same about where we were raised up,,I was born and raised in the great northwest ,,and I believe there is no better place to live than on the beach in western Washington state,,and I have been to Montana..it is a great place to fish and hunt ,,I met a lot of good folks there,,
@BWM And....?!?
Where are you living now? 😀😷🤗
Great story very interesting, today is not like it used to be very sad
You Americans have a fraction of the history of us Brits, for example, but when you present it as well as this understated, but brilliant film does, you have my utter respect and gratitude.
Quality over quantity!! 🇺🇸😁👍✌
Ur history is my history my grandmother's a from Scotland
My ancestry goes back to mostly Ireland and the UK, so I share my history with "you Brits"
@Mike Barrow
Although I live in America now all of my relatives up into my mother we're going in Britain they were born in the north of England in a town called Newcastle on Tyme . Are you anywhere near ther
Thanks Kathy
Excellent job by Montana PBS. My 3rd Great Grandfather, Absalom Austin Townsend, was the captain of the Townsend Wagon Train mentioned in the first half of the documentary. I've done a lot of research on the attack that occurred on July 7, 1864 along the Powder River in Wyoming, including three trip diaries from individuals that were among the 400+ people in the wagon train. I believe the director has captured it perfectly. I look at this attack as historically accurate without getting too political, which is a touchy subject. Those in the train were simply trying to get from point A to B, the Lakota were defending their hunting lands. You can make a good case for either side being right, or wrong.
I was on the trail in 1999 it was a great lesson in early American. History. Many wonderful stops to understand historical sites. I’m sure it’s still a wonderful trip to take this very day
@@jackbrooks4668 but it is from 300 to 500 Miles nearer than
Nothing but greedy white immigrants on their way to help steal more native land. A native people defending their homelands and way of life from a invasive species. The damage and genocide committed by the immigrants and their anchor babies will never be undone. If you know right from wrong, it's simple to see who's in the wrong. The native peoples are the ones who paid, with blood, for the white privilege you all enjoy today.
Enjoyed this documentary very much. Well done by all who participated in making it for the public to enjoy.
I love Montana. Been to Bozeman many times. Beautiful.
One of the best early American Indian documentaries. Thank you.
Wow, what a gem. My grandparents lived in Wyoming and I LOVED visiting them. I also LOVE history, and this is a gem. I never thought about PBS programs from regions like this. I'm just used to my local PBS programs, but they don't cover regional history like this. What a gem.
I love these stories they are spot on
Thank you for the invite. And for your service. I am from Georgia originally. John Bozeman was born only a very short distanced from where I lived
Thank you for the great presentation. When one man covets another mans land, sorrow always follows. An Irishman living in Australia.
Yes and if they could have communicated better they might have worked things out. Like the Holy Road the Oregon Trail.
james f o'hare A few things to ponder before we become too self righteous about American Indians, prospectors, the military and settlers. 1) The Indians were constantly fighting each other for territory. If you have the power, you have the land. 2) The ancestors of today’s Indians were far from the first to inhabit the American continent, how much do we know about the mound people who lived in the Midwest before the Indians? 4) Why was it a terrible thing to try to change the lifestyle of the Indians in the 1800’s but today we do the same thing with even worse results and it’s OK? Example instead of sending kids to regional Indian Schools we educate kids in the reservation where there are no jobs, no hope, with a better that 50% drop out rate, the highest suicide in the country, drug abuse nobody wants to talk about, and no integration into society as a whole?
@@bobbypaluga4346 😉 Your right.
Great documentary. I live in Cody,Wyoming and love to read and see the historical sites of the Mountain west.
Random question, is housing affordable out there?
Hello from So Cali.
I love learning about our past. So many people all with their personal story.
One can still visit the Thomas party gravesite marked by the rock cairns a few miles west of Reed Point MT, now paralleled by the freeway. It fascinated me as a child when we drove by it before the freeway was built.
Perfect for bedtime viewing. Soothing voice.
Very Good. Narration easy on the ears with some beautifull scenery.
Many thanks and Kind regards,
Robert.
This documentary helped fill in the gaps of knowledge to better understand history of that area and time.
What an amazing documentary. Writing from Patagonia, at the other end of the world, i thank you for honouring such a sacred land.
been across the Bozeman Pass several times. You taught me a lot of history. Thank you ever so much.
Great program! Thanks PBS 👍
Love a truly informative documentary. Look at the funding from all those local groups, someone did a great job putting all that together, outstanding job overall!
THANK YOU.... A TALE WELL TOLD!!!!
Well Done. Thank You, Wyoming Historical Society.
this is where my uncle retired to...he said it is the most beautiful country in the country...love him and love his opinion..would love to see it
Excellent program. I was brought here by 1883. Very impressed and want to know more about Red Cloud.
A TRULY WONDERFUL AND INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Living 20 miles from FT Smith and Custers last stand location I enjoyed this. knowing people traveled this exact area hundreds of years ago amazes me. I also love history. I have seen parts of the Bozeman trail in friends pastures. I would have loved to see this country back then
“Uh oh” - Lt Col. George Armstrong Custer, June 25th 1876
I would have loved living back then myself.
@@garrywilliams4449 No Cell Phones? I would like to try it for a week, and then think about it. It would of been very tough to live. You would have to carry a 6 shooter, a riffle, and have a horse to start with!
Fort smith is beautiful
Thank you for uploading an incredible history.
This documentary is so good I will watch it at every opportunity.
Narrator has the best deep voice. Put me right to sleep, thank you 🙏
I grew up in the land of Wyoming history. I went to Ft. Laramie many times as a child. My grandfather Powers owned the farm on Horse Creek. Ft. Laramie was not a National Monument yet. He took a house from the Fort for my newly married parents to live in. I lived in Casper on the 1970s and 80s. O lived in Sheridan in 2000s. Bozeman is a long way from Ft. Laramie.
land was never sold for a penny an acre
1.25 maybe but never a penny
@@albondigas9549 you replied in the wrong place and just destroyed the poor guy's family"s tall tales that were likely handed down for years. 🥺
My father's family lived in Morrill for several generations, and grandpa had a welding shop there. Mom moved there from eastern Nebraska in 1949, and her dad had the local weekly newspaper and printing shop. Both were 1952 grads of Morrill HS. I actually lived in Morrill for 3 years in the 70's and I and little sis both graduated from Morrill as well. I know Horse Creek, and Ft. Laramie well...not many people can say that! LOL! Thanks for the family story!
Beautiful state. I live here and still marvel at the mountains in the morning. Great vid, thank you
Al I also live here. In the Mission Valley. Have been to Fort Fizzile , The Big Hole and the Little Big Horn. Do you think there will be another ,,, stand made here in this land by the natives ? I do . worm
yes.. very beautiful. how do you cope with the cold ?
@@dks13827 Put another log on the fire. Learn what insulting boots pants and parka you need. Don't dress for style dress for comfort. Dress for style you will always hate winter.
@@dks13827 wool
Im moving to Montana next year..
I'm from Bosnia and Herzegovina and I've never been to America but I like to watch about America
Excellent video. Would love to see more of this type. Thanks.
The Earth was a great place to live in those days, full of space and abundance. Every politician and business person today constantly harps on making our City, Town , State , Province and country a better place for the future, When in fact it just gets worse as they pack in as many bodies as they can to feed an insatiable economy, that just gobbles everything up and make waste. 50 + years back, our way of life was fantastic. Now we could possible be facing a collapse of our civil society as we use and pollute the world that we live in.
So true. I live in Reno, Nevada and it's growing so fast. It's expensive and crowded. The problem, IMO, is that the American economy is based on growth and destroying the planet to reach those goals. It's really simple, there are too many people on this planet :(
Well since you're human then you're part of the problem too.
Very well said and you speak the truth. It's so sad not many has their eyes open to reality and be able to accept the truth. As a society we're are doomed and heading to disaster and ultimately will self destruct.
Consumerism is a pyramid scheme.
I like how these arguments against “industrialization ” and “waste” are from people living in comparative luxury right in these cities of pollution. They’re never living among the poor country folk...struggling in the rural countryside.
for those of you who live in a hectic place,house,town or life is just to much, to you i offer a few days sitting on my patio to find yourself again. looking west that is all there is west, and big sky. i am Cherokee and i am veteran and i am your friend. yahusha
Wow that's awesome 👍
How do I get there, from here?
Curt Ray how do I get to where you are
Ha!
Most are to blind to enjoy real life living. You are a beautiful person!
My father signed the Peace Treaty with the Seminole Indian Tribe still alive when I was four in 1960 in Florida. Mining still is the white mans draw to your land.
Excellent documentary. Wopila - Thank You !
Very interesting history. Makes me want to pack up the truck and re-peat the ancient trail...
Should be more of these, Loved it.
Great documentary. I have now found another travel destination.
Thanks for posting.
They missed an incredible story, Nelson Story’s cattle drive up the the Bozeman Trail. He bought Springfields, blew right past the forts and shot his way up the trail. Years prior he left the Montana gold fields with gold sewn in his coat. He headed to Texas and got his herd and headed north.
My husbands family is realted to Nelson Story:) Even has a brother named after him
Great story. Love listening to this history.
A fantastic history of a sad time when a people were defeated by a force greater than their imagination allowed. Equally awe inspiring achievements of people who faced other challenges that they had not imagined. Living in England where everywhere feels crowded I Envy those who get to see Montana and breath the mountain air of the rockies.
wow. :-) I live in the mid-West of USA. Indeed, the open grasslands and high desert of Kansas is desolate and beautiful in its own way. I drive my car across those lonely highways, hammock camp in Elm groves, in what was once Spanish and first nations' (natives) oasis. (Look up Scott lake state park, in Kansas.) Then we drive out through the mountains of Colorado. The land is incredibly beautiful and worth driving through again and again. peace!
Those of us who love the West and the feeling of freedom that comes with it .
WE are looking into the abyss of tyranny😒 history repeats itself until people learn their lessons from the past💯
I live in the woods of Northern Michigan in a very rural area but my husband and I winter in Arizona most years. I love driving across our beautiful country! There is just so much natural wonder here! You should visit!
One of the reasons WHY people emigrate to other lands and countries. Come and visit Montana and you'll understand WHY people emigrate. I lived in England for about a year OH so many years ago. You have a beautiful country yourself FULL of a rich history.
No they knew exactly who they were up against; they sided with the British before and during the westward expansion because they thought the British would give them a better deal than the Americans. Hence particularly as to how they were treated.
This and along side Bridger trail saga is a great compilation..💪
What a story. Thanks for posting.
Love montana history. Our history is young out here and you can certainly feel that
Yes, the families that settled Montana are still here.
Oh how much I love the state of Montana. But what has blown me away was how big Bozeman grew from the mid 80s to the late 90s. Once everything is back to normal, it'll be that time to visit one if not the most beautiful state in the west.
You Tbe really wanted me to watch this. Over and over
Excellent Documentary
Perhaps The Crow that The Lakota Sioux, Arapaho and Northern Cheyenne pushed out didn't want any intrusion.
like they could imagine what was behind it all... stone age people meet the Iron Toothed Beast that devours everything in it's Path...
@@YahshuaLovesMe Good grief.
58:50. The Larry McMurtry book Lonesome Dove is based on this cattle drive.
Thanks for this brilliant documentary!
Absolutely awesome!
Outstanding doc. I had no idea of the history in that area. Thanks for sharing.
You folks should do more of these type of videos, I love the education. Thanks.
America wouldn't exist today without these very tough people. Makes you really appreciate our comfortable lives in this day and age.
That may be true for you. But it depends on who’s size you’re looking from. From ours, not exactly the same I would say.
Sugar. That is beautiful. You sound at peace. I feel you have a deep connection to the earth.
I love watching Midwest documentaries, thanks for sharing, regards
Enjoyed this, looking forwards to watching more similar
thanks for sharing the history of this beautiful place!
This is the first that I've heard of this trail. Enjoyed learning of this. Thank you.
Fantastic show...ty!!
Hello from Vail, Colorado ...
Thanks and respect !
Great documentary!!!! Exceptionally well done!!!
I'm related to Nellie Fletcher in this video at 21:58. She's my Great, Great Grandmother. Good old Grandma Nell :-)
My great, great grandmother.
She was pretty.
Great job! Enjoyed the video!
Great video...I lived in Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley for many years....It was like no place on earth...However, many of us who lived there have been displaced over recent years by excessive development. Where there used to be beautiful cottonwood trees, now concrete and buildings reside... Very sad to see it disappear...This documentary is well researched, and hosted by the descendants of the original people who founded and settled the area.
That's what happens when you let West Coastal and East Coaster Elites come to your communities. Especially Hollywierds.
Yep,were getting califonicated here in n.wyoming.
@@darrellgoodman9585 not elites, but the usual suspects, strategically placed Greedy Bureaucraps Gone Wild. And they are still eating us alive, notice?
Yeah, Bozeman was always a beautiful place. The people not so much. Very biased. I remember Bozeman shipping its homeless population to nearby towns and camp sites to avoid having them in their census. It’s also home to numerous California/Washington/Utah transplants that have 0 knowledge or respect for the land. Coming in troves to live “Wild” 🤣 all the while trying to make us change our laws to match where they previously came from 🤷🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️The people also have terrible work ethics and habits. Not very many there know the meaning of hard work. It’s hard to do so when mommy and daddy give you everything and a trust fund. Pregnant teens abundant too. Sad really. The Valley Of Flowers was and could have continued to be an amazing place. If not for the ruin brought in with the transplants from out of state.
@@iiniijewelry Sadly all that you have said are not lies. It's very unfortunate what is happening to not only rural Montana but the city centers that were once beautiful. Now ruined by high traffic and disrespectful newcomers. I understand having ones own values and culture, but don't push it on others. Very frowned upon to do so here in Montana. Even traffic has gotten bad. People drive like others lives have no meaning. Never been in a wreck in Montana until I lived in Bozeman. Was hit 3 times in 2 years. Totaled my car the last time. They ran a red light at 55 in a hurry to get to a meeting. Bent the frame and caved the rear door in where my daughter would normally sit. Luckily (thank the Lord) she was at preschool at the time. all 3 due to out of staters texting, speeding, or running lights. Hopefully this will change.
Thanks for posting this!
Thank you for the video. It helps explain a few things I did not understand.
nice documentary sad story thank you for posting
I'd love to be able to get on a horse and reride the whole trail just like the settlers did back then and see and experience the country back then that would be so cool to do that here
What is stopping you? All it takes is a decision and tell someone. A woman aged about 35 recently trekked from Byron Bay in NSW to the coast of Western Australia taking five adult camels with her. When asked why, she said it was a lifelong dream and that camels were her favourite animal probably because she grew up of a camel raising property. She loved her too rel and said everyone should do something hard in your life beefier it is too late and you are too old. So rude the Bozeman trail and go and relive history.
Wonderful presentation!!
Thank you for sharing
In the book, The Long Death, Fetterman was quoted as saying :Give me 80 men aad I'll ride through the whole Sioux nation." As the author notes, "While the entire Sioux nation wasn't behind the ridge, there was enough to test his theory."
This is a really good documentary.
I am in the U.K. Of advanced years, before the Pandemic, it was on my b4 i kick the bucket list, to visit the U.S.A. And see these places, hopefully at 67, i will still be able to do so... Before, well you know!
Greetings! I do hope your bucket list doesn’t remain impeded. I live in the Deep South but I can tell you that the places I’ve seen in and around the mountains of Colorado are stunningly breathtaking. Driving through them, looking up to find the sun of broad daylight filtering down will bring a tear or two. Absolutely majestic, you will love being in awe of these places. Cheers, mate!
Awesome!
Thank you so much!!
Sadly it doesn't take the federal government any more to steal away a man's land. Local politicians find any reason they can to increase their tax revenue. They tell private individuals you can't do this or you can't do that but then allow rich developers to any thing they want.
That's why you build a killdozer
The Golden Rule: "He who has the gold makes the rules."
As long as they get a piece of the pie and if the pie slices start becoming smaller then they stick it to the developers in increased fines and regulations especially the DEMONCRATS and RINO'S because they are taking from everyone it should be against the law for Any Politicians to become Multi Millionaires while in Office .
@@darrellgoodman9585 exactly , it’s government we have to worry about with land grabs...especially now
@@darrellgoodman9585 All of this and stealing someone else's pie then complain when they try to take it back.
`Well presented and interesting for me because I have travelled
through this country years ago.
Excellent!
What an interesting documentary. I very much enjoyed this.
visited Wyoming last summer on a tour of the national parks I am from UK ..fell in love with vast open spaces
Wyoming is beautiful.
How was it? And what did you see?
Hard times to stay alive in back then, very hard winters, buffalo numbers dropping, Indian attacks. Hard on the Indians also, I grew up around Billings and Whitefish, Montana. I was just a kid 3-4 years old but still remember alot, in spring it felt so good to feel the sun, I would just lay back in the snow and enjoy it
You only lived there for one year?
There’s not many Indians. Mostly limited to the bigger towns. Tons of Natives though 😎🤣😂🤘🏾🤘🏾😉
This is a great video, thanks 👍👍
Enjoyed this look at the American history. Well made.
Not a very proud history.
Well done. Just got back from visiting a lot of these sites. Such amazing history
What a high quality production!! 👏👏👏👏
Fantastic! American history is amazing. my biggest amazement is the soldiers, and indians living all those years, passing away in 1909/1912 just amazing the life they experienced, the history made, the making of America.
Yeah unbelievable recounts ... what a terrific account.. this message here is Great and should be shared I believe