Rest'n At The Fort Traditional Cache
HermanDaGerman & Frauline: muggled to many times to replace this cache
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Rest area and visitor center located off U.S. Highway#2. Parking for large RVs and Trucks. Come and take a rest.
The Gros Ventre and Assinibione welcome you to their homeland. The tribes host annual celebrations that are open to the general public.
The Fort Belknap Indian Reservation is located in North Central Montana. Established in 1888, the reservation is the homeland of the White Clay and Nakoda Nations. The reservation is home of the Blackfeet and Assiniboine nations, The Gros Ventre are original members of the Blackfeet Nation.
The Gros Ventre calls themselves "AH-AH-NE-NIN" meaning The White Clay People. They believe that they were made from the white clay that is found along the river bottoms in their present territory. The Assiniboine refer to themselves as "THE NAKOTA" which means the generous ones. "Assiniboine" is a Chippewa word meaning "one who cooks with stones".
The Gros Ventre and Assiniboine were nomadic hunters and warriors. They followed the buffalo, which provided them with all the necessities of life. Their food, clothing and teepees all came from the buffalo.
Fort Belknap derives it's name from the original military post that was established on the Milk River in 1869. The military fort combined with a trading post was named for William W. Belknap, who was the secretary of war at that time.
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