Little Big Horn College Library/ Archives

10/13/2026

📚 **LITTLE BIG HORN COLLEGE LIBRARY & ARCHIVES**
**Cultural Enrichment Series**

**The Crow Custer Scouts: Challenging the Stereotypes of Liars, Cowards, and Traitors**

**Guest Speaker:** Col. (Ret.) Rodney G. Thomas

📅 **Thursday, October 15, 2026**
🕛 **12:00 PM (Noon)**
📍 **LBHC Library Programs Room**

**Join us in person or online via Facebook Live or Zoom.**

For nearly 150 years, the six Crow scouts who served with Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn have been subjected to stereotypes portraying them as liars, cowards, and traitors.

These accusations began circulating shortly after the battle, spreading through soldiers aboard the *Far West* steamboat and eventually appearing in newspapers and historical accounts. Crow scout Curley became one of the most prominent targets of these claims.

Col. Rodney G. Thomas will examine how these stereotypes developed, how they shifted responsibility for the battle's outcome away from Custer and the U.S. Army, and how they continue to shape perceptions of the Crow scouts today.

Col. Thomas has dedicated years to researching the Crow scouts and is the author of the 2022 biography *Bíilaachia–White Swan: Crow Warrior — Custer Scout — American Artist*.

**HOW TO PARTICIPATE**

📍 **In Person:** LBHC Library Programs Room

📺 **Facebook Live:** Little Big Horn College Library / Archives

💻 **Zoom:** Available for this presentation only.

**Please note:** This presentation will NOT be broadcast on YouTube.

Questions are welcome during the presentation through Facebook comments or Zoom chat and will be shared with the speaker.

**For Zoom access or additional information:**

📧 [email protected]

📞 (406) 638-3113

We invite students, faculty, staff, and community members to join us for this important discussion of Crow history and the legacy of the Crow scouts.

10/08/2026

Tilton Old Bull & Jerome White Hip Pe**te on the Crow Reservation

10/07/2026

**CULTURAL ENRICHMENT PRESENTATION**
**Pe**te on the Crow Reservation: History and Contemporary Practice**

📅 **Thursday, October 8, 2026**
🕛 **12:00 PM – 1:00 PM**

**Featured Speakers:**
**Tilton Old Bull and Jerome White Hip**
*Lodge Grass District Elders*

Little Big Horn College Library & Archives invites you to join us for a Cultural Enrichment presentation exploring the history and contemporary practice of the pe**te religion, also known as the Native American Church, on the Crow Reservation.

Lodge Grass District elders Tilton Old Bull and Jerome White Hip, both of whom conduct pe**te meetings, will share their knowledge and experiences regarding this important aspect of Crow religious history and contemporary life.

The presentation will also explore the historical significance of Crow Road Chief Big Sheep, whose legal case contributed to the chartering of the Native American Church in Montana.

📺 **WATCH LIVE**

This presentation will be broadcast on Facebook and the new LBHC Library & Archives YouTube channel.

**Facebook:**
https://www.facebook.com/LBHCLibraryArchives

**YouTube:**
https://www.youtube.com/-LibraryandArchives

**Please note: This presentation will no longer be available via Zoom.**

💬 **QUESTIONS & PARTICIPATION**

Viewers are encouraged to submit questions through the Facebook comments during the presentation. Questions will be shared with the speakers for their responses as time permits.

📞 **FOR MORE INFORMATION**

**Tim Bernardis**
Little Big Horn College Library & Archives

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (406) 638-3113

You may also contact Tim through Facebook Messenger.

**Little Big Horn College Library & Archives**

*Preserving History • Sharing Knowledge • Strengthening Community*

10/01/2026

Jimmy Real Bird on Medicine Tail

10/01/2026

JIM REAL BIRD ON MEDICINE TAIL THIS THURSDAY OCTOBER 1ST AT NOON

-- In-Person in the Library Programs Room, on Facebook, and on YouTube (our programs will no longer be on Zoom)

The program will be given this Thursday October 1st at noon in the Library Programs Room by Jim Real Bird who is the great grandson of Medicine Tail, one of the first to settle in the Reno/Center Lodge District. Jim grew up near Medicine Tail Coulee (near Garryowen) which was named after his great grandfather. All of the Real Birds are descended from Medicine Tail.

On special display for this presentation will be a replica of Medicine Tail’s tipi which will be up in the LBHC arbor and the parade flag of the Custer Crow scouts used by them in the early twentieth century which will be on display on the Library Programs Room during and for a short time after the presentation. Medicine Tail later came to own the flag.


It will also be broadcast on Facebook and on the new LBHC Library/Archives YouTube channel, but NO LONGER BY ZOOM.


Connect by Facebook: Little Big Horn College Library/ Archives | Facebook.


Connect by LBHC Library/Archives YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/?si=x7VHucoNiTkqaIU5


Questions can be asked on Facebook by posting your questions. The questions will be asked of the speaker for his response.


For questions or for more information, contact Tim Bernardis at [email protected], message him on Facebook Messenger or call him at 406 638 3113.

09/24/2026

Dale Old Horn: Codes of Indian Offenses

09/22/2026

This program will be given this Thursday September 24th at noon in the Library Programs Room by Dale Old Horn is an elder from the Black Lodge district, and emeritus/retired professor of Crow and Native American Studies at MSU-B and LBHC.

His presentation will cover some of the most restrictive assimilationist policies the US ever imposed on Native peoples. It outlawed religious practices among tribes, including sacred dances and the leadership of medicine men, plural marriage and practices surrounding property ownership.

Punishment for these offenses included, withholding of rations, hard labor, fines, and jail time. The practice of outlawing religious practices among Indigenous people in the United States legally persisted until 1978 with the passage of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA). Dale’s family was instrumental in the passage of the act.

It will also be broadcast on Facebook and on the new LBHC Library/Archives YouTube channel, but NO LONGER BY ZOOM.

Connect by Facebook: Little Big Horn College Library/ Archives | Facebook.

Connect by LBHC Library/Archives YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/?si=x7VHucoNiTkqaIU5

Questions can be asked on Facebook by posting your questions. The questions will be asked of the speaker for his response.

For questions or for more information, contact Tim Bernardis at [email protected], message him on Facebook Messenger or call him at 406 638 3113.

09/17/2026

Tim McCleary: Apsaalooke Warrior Biographic Writings

09/17/2026

09/16/2026

TIM MCCLEARY ON APSAALOOKE BIOGRAPHIC WARRIOR WRITING THIS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17TH AT NOON

-- In-Person in the Library Programs Room, on Facebook, and on YouTube (our programs will no longer be on Zoom)

This program will be given this Thursday September 17th at noon in the Library Programs Room by Tim McCleary, longtime faculty member of Native American and Crow Studies, department head and presently Academic Dean at LBHC.

This talk will discuss historic Apsáalooke biographic warrior writing. This will include the development of the war honor system with its associated symbols to describe the various war deeds.

There was some variation between tribes, nonetheless biographic warrior writing was easily read by friend and enemy alike. The Apsáalooke biographic warrior writing will be discussed with an overview of similar warrior produced imagery from other Plains peoples.

It will also be broadcast on Facebook and on the new LBHC Library/Archives YouTube channel, but NO LONGER BY ZOOM.


Connect by Facebook: Little Big Horn College Library/ Archives | Facebook.

Connect by LBHC Library/Archives YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/live/pCtbSPQNb7I?feature=share


Questions can be asked on Facebook by posting your questions. The questions will be asked of the speaker for his response.


For questions or for more information, contact Tim Bernardis at [email protected], message him on Facebook Messenger or call him at 406 638 3113.