June 27 at Fort Caspar--Summer NHTIC Programs: The Powder River Expedition into Lakota Cheyenne Country of Eastern Wyoming

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June 27 – The Powder River Expedition into Lakota Cheyenne Country of Eastern Wyoming

Featuring Donovin Sprague, Minnicoujou Lakota from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe,

South Dakota.

Thank you to the organizations below that have made this event possible:

Fort Caspar

The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

The Rocky Mountain Conservancy

Join us on Saturday, June 27, 11:00 a.m., at the Fort Caspar Museum to welcome Donovin Sprague back for his presentation, “The Powder River Expedition into Lakota Cheyenne Country in Eastern Wyoming”. Donovin will introduce the audience to an overview of the 1865 Powder River Expedition highlighting maps of the travel routes and archaeological data, especially through Eastern Wyoming. The Lakota Cheyenne history will be shared as they met the expedition at various sites along the way, especially along the Tongue and Powder Rivers. An overview of specific 1865 events such as The Battle of Platte Bridge and Red Buttes will be examined for linked impacts.

From the family of Hump and Crazy Horse, Donovin is a member of the faculty department at Sheridan College in art, history, and political sciences where he has authored 10 books on American Indian history and historic photographs.