it's one of the most beautiful places on earth. there is no place like it. montana. many have come to claim their piece over the years. but before the prospectors and explorers, there were the plains indians. [horse snorts] the absaroka have been master horsemen since they adopted spanish-introduced mustangs in the 18th century. - general "black jack" pershing-- he called the native americans the centaurs of the plains. bourdain: better known as the crow, they were once part of the larger hidatsa tribe. centuries ago, they split off on their own and wandered or were pushed by conflict with the blackfeet, cheyenne, and dakota until settling here in the yellowstone river valley. - that horse became everything to our people. bourdain: kennard real bird grew up ranching and raising horses here at medicine tail coulee, which happens to be the exact spot where general george custer had the worst day of his life.