Visited Fort Buford where Aron got to lay down on a prickly hay-filled mattress in the barracks, and where we saw beautifully hand-drawn cards. Also saw the fort's kitchen and officer's quarters.

Fort Buford was the scene of a shameful act in our history. Chief Sitting Bull had been a holdout and had refused to be put in a reservation. He was much revered by his people, so it was big news when he presented himself at the Fort and finally agreed to symbolically hand his gun first to his son, Crows Foot, who then handed it to the officer in charge. Chief Sitting Bull agreed to go to the reservation and allow his con, Crows Foot, to learn the white man's ways and be schooled. But a very few years later the government feared more Indian uprising and put out an order for Chief Sitting Bull's arrest on trumped-up charges. The soldiers who arrested him got panicked over the angry protestations of the tribe, and started shooting. At the end, both Chief Sitting Bull, who had acted honorably throughout, and his innocent son, Crows Foot were both killed. One wonders if that wasn't the plan in the first place. We have a lot to answer for!

Drove on through Fort Peck Indian reservation which runs for miles and miles on both sides of US Route 2 in Montana. We took many of these tribes from rich bottom land and water and forcibly moved them to this arid place - after killing off all their buffalo.

Aron went swimming at our motel in Glasgow, Montana.