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
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.
Starring Dustin Hoffman, the film tells the story of a man raised by Cheyenne tribal members who fights at the Battle of the Little Bighorn and survives.
Starring Dustin Hoffman, the film tells the story of a man raised by Cheyenne tribal members who fights at the Battle of the Little Bighorn and survives.