6 I The Lovell Chronicle ] October 25, 2012
DAVID PECK PHOTOS
Bighorn Canyon NRA Archaeologist Chris Finley
tells the history of the Two Eagles Interpretive
Trail project during remarks at Saturday morning's
dedication.
Visitors attending Saturday's dedication read one
of the eight interpretive signs placed in a circle at
the Two Eagles Interpretive Trail south of Barry's
Landing near the Ewing-Snell Ranch.
TWO EAGLES TRAIL DEDICATED
NPS THANKS
Bighorn Canyon NRA
Supt. Jerry Case said the
trail rests on the site of
the largest known tipi ring
camp in Bighorn Canyon
and with the help of the in-
terpretive signs will bring
cultural history to life "with
important stories that orig-
inated here on traditional
Crow homeland."
Case thanked the Crow
tribal members who helped
develop the interpretive ex-
hibits; archaeologist Jud-
son Finley of Utah State
University, anthropologist
and ethnographer Kelly
Branam of St. Cloud State
University and anthropolo-
gist Laura Scheiber of the
University of Indiana, who
led the field schools and
worked on interpretation of
the site; the Crow Cultural
Committee for supporting
the field schools and con-
tributing to the interpre-
tive exhibits; Crow Tribal
Historic Preservation Of-
ricer Burdick Two Leggins
for his support and partic-
ipation; the Western Area
Power Administration for
funding trail construction
and WAPA's Native Amer-
ican Liaison Steve Tromly
and regional archaeologist
Ree Rodgers; the Western
National Parks Associa-
tion for funding research
and Saturday's dedica-
tion; Northwest College for
helping facilitate the field
school and providing stu-
dent interns; NWC photog-
rapher Dan Baney for the
photos used in the exhib-
its; the Cooperative Ecosys-
tems Studies Unit at the
University of Wyoming for
Tipi rings dot the landscape at the site of the Two
Eagles Interpretive Trail in the Bighorn Canyon
National Recreation Area south of Barry's Landing.
help getting students to the
site; graphic designer Emi-
ly Yost for her work on the
exhibits; the Montana Con-
servation Corps for the trail
construction and finally, he
said, "without the vision,
energy and passion of Chris
Finley, this would not have
happened."
Jerome White Hip of
the Crow Cultural Commit-
tee spoke on behalf of Crow
Tribal Chairman Cedric
Black Eagle thanked every-
one involved with the proj-
ect for "recognizing and re-
specting our forefathers."
"Today, we are sit-
ting where they were thou-
sands of years ago," White
Hip said. "On behalf of
our chairman, we'd like to
say thank you for preserv-
ing our heritage, our cul-
ture, our tradition, our way
of life of our ancestors, the
way they were in the dawn
of time.
"Thank you for respect-
ing where they (artifacts)
have been and finding them
and preserving them for
our future generations, the
young ones coming up. On
behalf of the Crow Tribe,
thank you, all of you, for do-
ing this."
Anthropologist Bra-
ham and archaeologist Jud-
son Finley, Chris Finley's
son, also spoke. Branam
reminded the audience of
the contributions of Alma
Good Luck, who brought
students to the field school,
and Mary Bear Cloud, who
"believed in us." She also
thanked several Crow Cul-
tural Committee members.
Judson Finley spoke of
the importance of the great-
er community investing in
the interpretation of the
site, noting, "It's not always
easy. It takes a lot of talk-
ing and a lot of negotiating
and a lot of work."
Chris Finley also
praised the late Mary Bear
continued from page 1
Cloud, who he called his ad-
opted mother. He said she
wanted to see the stone cir-
cles and made a visit to the
site with Finley.
"I brought her right
where that school bus is
parked (along the road),
and we walked out into this
area, and she was amazed
at what she saw," he said.
"And she said I want my
people to see this because
we have lost touch with
this land...Her dream was
for this land to be open to
the Crow again, for them to
come back, and her dream
became my dream.
"This is a dream come
true for me. I discovered
the existence of this site
10 years ago and realized
the significance of what
this site could be. Every-
body drives through here
and it looks like a rock
pile out here, but as soon
as you stop and step out
of your vehicle and start
walking, you're going to
see some amazing things
out here. And I'm ready for
you to see that."
Case and Pretty On
Top then cut the ribbon us-
ing stone knives and Pretty
On Top again thanked "ev-
eryone that was responsible
for making this day hap-
pen." The ceremony con-
cluded with the presenta-
tion of certificates and gifts,
including blankets for Pret-
ty On Top and Chris Finley,
who is to go into semi-re-
tirement in December.
The trail was opened
for the first time to visitors,
and a luncheon was also
held at the Ewing-Snell
Ranch.
The elders of
NEW HORIZONS CARE CENTER
invite you to
0RTREAT
at the Care Center
from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on
Wednesday, October 31.
1115 Lane 12 • Lovell
548-5200 • www.nbhh.com
LARfiE Pl ZA
I
I
I
I
I
I
I Please call
I ahead for
I large
I orders
I
I
I
, Pizza On The Run
I
] Finduson • yomtastebuds
I
Facebook wm to = or
=llJI
Cheese or
Pepperoni
Carry Out Only
Please vote
FO R CONTINUED
SERVICE
at the General Election
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
North Big Horn Senior
Center and Service District
757 Great Western Ave., Lovell, WY
307-548-6556
Proudly serving all North Big Horn County
for over 30 years
kovell • Cowley • Byron • Deaver • Frannie
HI5 Lane l, LovellOWY- 548-520w!w.nb!h.co? trier
UROLOGY
Lawrence Klee, M.D.
November 29
.1-800-332-7156
NEUROLOGY
Allen Gee, M.D.
December 21
1-307-578-1985
CARDIOLOGY
K. Scott-Tiilery, M.D.
November 6
1-406-238-2000
ORTHOPEDICS
Whitney Robinson, M.D.
December
ORTHOPEDICS
Jimmie Biles, M.D.
November 28
1-877-372-4537
PODIATRY
D. Hugh Fraser, D.P.M.
November 7 & 15
1-888-950-9191
DERMATOLOGY
Jared Land, M.D.
December
1-800-332-7156
FOOT CLINIC
307-548-5226 for appt. & info.
_ .,_ 1800:332-7!5,6 o__ ....... $10/visit
2012
Pleose use the clinicion's
phone number os listed to
schedule on oppointment.
ANY'I'IME DAY OR NIGHT the North Big Horn Hospitol oncl
New Horizons Core Center provide services to persons
utilizing the focilities without discriminotion bosed
on rote, color, notionol origin, oge, sex, religion or
hondicop.
www.nbhh.com
Chinese Entree
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Oct. 27-28
Buy an 8-piece box of Chicken
or larger and get l-lb. regular
Potato or Macaroni salad
FREE
MONDAY, Oct. 29
Barbecue chunks
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 31
Barbecue beef sandwich
Barbecue nachos
nachos
Red Apple
9 E. Main. Lovell
