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
the prizes at big events run into the thousands of dollars, but, really, it s about bragging rights. - [speaking indistinctly] bourdain: and pride. - being in motion, in rhythm, in time, and in one with that horse, you develop strength of character. and once they conquer that fear, that feeling of accomplishment is so great, when they walk back from that race, they have this sense of pride, and self-worth is sky-high. now they ve identified with their ancestors. bourdain: 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.
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.