In the summer of 1840, a smallpox epidemic wiped outover half of the Blackfoot nation. I...
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In the summer of 1840, a smallpox epidemic wiped out
over half of the Blackfoot nation. I was a young woman then, and this country was known
as the Indian Territory. 49 years later, after the wagon trains
had moved westward, and the cowboys arrived
with their herds of cattle and pushed the buffalo
off of the grasslands, it was to become
the state of Montana
over half of the Blackfoot nation. I was a young woman then, and this country was known
as the Indian Territory. 49 years later, after the wagon trains
had moved westward, and the cowboys arrived
with their herds of cattle and pushed the buffalo
off of the grasslands, it was to become
the state of Montana
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In the summer of 1840,
00:00:03.043 --> 00:00:08.333
a smallpox epidemic wiped out
over half of the Blackfoot nation.
00:00:08.966 --> 00:00:10.957
I was a young woman then,
00:00:11.135 --> 00:00:15.754
and this country was known
as the Indian Territory.
00:00:15.931 --> 00:00:17.887
49 years later,
00:00:18.058 --> 00:00:20.174
after the wagon trains
had moved westward,
00:00:20.352 --> 00:00:23.594
and the cowboys arrived
with their herds of cattle
00:00:23.772 --> 00:00:26.855
and pushed the buffalo
off of the grasslands,
00:00:27.026 --> 00:00:29.688
it was to become
the state of Montana.
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Movie Summary
In 1845 Montana, a Blackfoot Chief tries to buy a cure for his tribe's smallpox infection, but the white settlers are unsympathetic, forcing the Indian Chief to resort to desperate measures.
