Bannack Bannack is a small ghost town located to the South of Dillon, Montana. John White and a small group of miners known as “Pike's Peakers” found gold on Grasshopper Creek in 1862. The history of Bannack starts after John White found the scad of Gold. The discovery of gold at Grasshopper Creek sparked up one of three major gold rushes in Montana. Bringing a surge of prospectors and traders alike. It became Montana’s first territorial capital and had ten thousand people at one point. In 1863
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(Hobi). Politicians are supposed to represent the people, they are here to bless all things and better society, just like the spider woman and her disciples. In Montana, women have had major roles in political issues since the beginning. During the 1880s women were starting to gain more access to political positions in Montana. On March 8, 1883 legislature passed a law allowing women to hold office in the county school superintendent. A year later Adda Hamilton was elected Gallatin County Superintendent
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Hannah Montana / Miley Cyrus Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus are one of the same, but everyone sees them different, let’s take a long look. Hannah Montana is an American musical comedy series created by Michael Poryes, Rich Correll, and Barry O’Brien which focus on Miley Stewart, who is a teenager living a double life as an average schoolgirl by day and a famous recording artist Hannah Montana by night. The show follows the day-to-day life of Miley, her brother and friends while also starrying
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Business Ethics - Rosia Montana: Political and Social Risk Management in the Land of Dracula What might opponents have done to raise the profile of their concerns and slow or stop the mine's redevelopment? A group of politicians and non-governmental organizations were trying to block the redevelopment of the gold mine at Rosia Montana. At first, these seemed to be the only opponent groups fighting against the revival of this project, nevertheless new associations and recently formed group of
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Montana 1948 - Larry Watson Outline: "From the summer of my twelfth year I carry a series of images more vivid and lasting than any others of my boyhood and indelible beyond all attempts the years make to erase or fade them...." So begins David Hayden's story of what happened in Montana in 1948. This summer will change his view of his family. His self-effacing father, a sheriff who never wears his badge; his clear sighted mother; his uncle, a charming war hero and respected doctor; and
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The French explorers who first encountered the Crow People, who originated in Montana, called them "handsome men" because of their detailed clothes and beautiful long hair (http://www.tmealf.com/DH/crow.html). The crow have few other names as well, like Absaroka, or the "bird people. Although their numbers today have dwindled to fewer than 7,000 members, Crow People, value buffalo and horses, have unique social and spiritual traditions, and sided with the US Military after warfare against other tribes
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purchasing and refinancing. The company is presently headquartered in Boise, Idaho and is looking to expand its operations into Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. McBride Financial Services current mission is to be the preeminent provider of low cost mortgage services using state of the art technology in the five state areas of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota. With the implementation of a successful marketing plan, these future goals of McBride Financial Services
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Lucas Abelar Professor Paul Hunter English 1301 8 October 2012 Several events in Chief Joseph’s term as chief of the Wallowa band show us he was more diplomat than warrior.The Voice of the West The first event happened in 1885 when, Isaac Stevens, governor of the Washington Territory, organized a council to designate separate areas for natives and settlers. Joseph the Elder (“Young Joseph’s” father) and the other Nez Perce chiefs signed a treaty with the United States establishing a Nez
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MONTANA SMALL SCHOOLS ALLIANCE 2015 – 2016 WORKSHOP DATES AND SITES * Sites are tentative at this writing. All times are as follows: 8:30 registration with workshops beginning at 9:00 a.m. and complete by 4 p.m. A one hour lunch is provided. Snacks are provided in the morning and afternoon. * Renewal units and graduate credits are available. Consortium conferences reimburse mileage for one vehicle per district. * Standards and MAP workshops do not reimburse mileage or per
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“The Truth Is” By: Linda Hogan The poem “The Truth Is” written by Linda Hogan manages to tell a story, her story of coming from a culture of mixed races or dual ancestry. With her father being a Chickasaw Indian and her mother of European descent, her internal struggle appears in this poem. While not easy to interpret, the voice of another person comes through when the writer uses the first person and later refers to herself by her own name “Linda, girl, I keep telling you” The use of the first
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