Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Big Picture
After the bison were destroyed, Montana’s Indians went through a period of tremendous change. These were years of great hardship for Indian
people as they learned to live a new way. Their strength and adaptability helped them survive and pass on their cultural traditions.

LISTEN TO FIND OUT:
■ How Indians survived without the bison
■ How the U.S. government tried to destroy Indian culture
■ What Indian people did to keep their cultural traditions alive
■ Why non-Indians own so much land on some Indian reservations