After careful research and thought I have chosen to do my report on the Wahkpa Chu'gn Archaeological Site. The site is located 22 miles west of the infamous Chief Joseph Battlefield. The Wahkpa Chu'gn Archaeological Site was used as a hunting ground for the Northern Plains Indians, more specifically the Saddle Butte, Besant, and Avonlea people. The site has been used by different cultures as far back as 2000 years ago until being abandoned 600 years ago. Back in 1962, John Brumley led a group of amateur archeologists to North Central Montana where he discovered the Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump. I was given the opportunity to visit the site with John Brumley as my tour guide. This archeological site tells the age old story of hunting rituals, characteristics, and tendencies used by the three Native American tribes that had been there. These people used this site to veer buffalo off the edge of the cliffs where they fell to their death.
This type of hunt is very specific for the......
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