where the sky goes on forever. where everyone must bend to the land. where to hunt, to fish, to sleep under that big sky aren t activities, but a way of life. - it was between here and those mountains that cheyenne and crow battle took place. but i like it. it s very peaceful, huh? - what was it like 100 years ago, 200 years ago? - oh, not much different. this was never forested. this is the dry side of the river, cause the primary winds come from the west. and rain tends to blow over here. that brings the snow to the mountains. bourdain: legendary writer and poet jim harrison is one of those people, and this is his home. [upbeat rock music] both: i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder - la, la - sha la, la, la, la sha la, la, la, la - sha la, la, la - sha la, la, la, la sha la, la, la, la, la [bluesy western music] - am i as o
mount view on three. one, two, three! mount view! some people must live in great spaces, where the sky goes on forever, where everyone must bend to the land. where to hunt, to fish, to sleep under that big sky aren t activities, but a way of life. it was right here in those mountains that the cheyenne and crow battle took place. but i like it. it s very peaceful. what was it like a hundred years ago? two hundred years ago? oh, not much different. this was never forested. this is the dry side of the river because the primary winds come from the west. rain tends to blow over here, and that brings the snow to the mountains. legendary writer and poet jim harrison is one of those people, and this is his home. i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha la la la sha la la la la la am i as old as i am? maybe not. time is a mystery t
they were very strong, durable people. and i said, well, i m gonna start eating nothing but buffalo. - over the course of your life, how much has this area changed? - quite a bit. we went and picked up a four-wheeler last sunday. it ll be the first four-wheeler on the place. - given those changes, what are the crow people gonna be doing in 20 years, 30 years? the horse is gonna play an important part in the culture still? - i think so, yeah, because what s a place gonna be like without horses? i wouldn t want to be there. [horse snorts] [helicopter blades thrumming] bourdain: who owns this land? can anyone really own it? who gets to use it? these are big questions that cut across traditional ideological lines out here, where they have real meaning, not theoretical meaning.
ken s wife, diane, has prepared a lunch of buffalo steaks, potato salad, fry bread, and indian pudding made of juneberry stewed with flour and sugar. when i looked at my ancestors, they didn t have diabetes. they didn t have much cancer. they were very strong, durable people. and i said, well, i m going to start eating nothing but buffalo. over the course of your life, how much has this area changed? quite a bit. we went and picked up a four-wheeler last sunday. it ll be the first four-wheeler on the place. given those changes, what are the crow people going to be dog doing in 20 years, 30 years? is the horse going to play an important part of the culture still? i think so, yeah, because what s a place going to be like without horses? i wouldn t want to be there.
anthony: ken s wife diane has prepared a lunch of buffalo steaks, potato salad, fry bread and indian pudding made of juneberry stewed with flour and sugar. kennard: when i looked at my ancestors, they didn t have diabetes, they didn t have much cancer. they were very strong, durable people. and i said well, i m going to start eating nothing but buffalo. anthony: over the course of your life, how much has this area changed? kennard: quite a bit. we went and picked up a four-wheeler last sunday. it ll be the first four-wheeler on the place. anthony: given those changes, what are the crow people going to be doing in twenty years? thirty years? is the horse going to play an important part of the culture still? kennard: i think so yeah, because what s a place going to be like without horses? i wouldn t want to be there.