First Peoples Buffalo Jump & Crown Butte

[dvetter]

Some b/w's of the Peoples First Buffalo Jump.
One of the most active and fleet young men is selected and disguised in a robe of buffalo skin ... he places himself at a distance between a herd of buffalo and a precipice proper for the purpose; the other Indians now surround the herd on the back and flanks and at a signal agreed on all show themselves at the same time moving forward towards the buffalo; the disguised Indian or decoy has taken care to place himself sufficiently near the buffalo to be noticed by them when they take to flight and running before them they follow him in full speed to the precipice; the Indian (decoy) in the mean time has taken care to secure himself in some cranny in the cliff... the part of the decoy I am informed is extremely dangerous.



This second shot is of Crown Butte as seen from First Peoples Buffalo Jump.



"The buffalo was part of us, his flesh and blood being absorbed by us until it became our own flesh and blood. Our clothing, our tipis, everything we needed for life came from the buffalo's body. It was hard to say where the animal ended and the man began."
John Lame Deer (Sioux) 1972

3rd is a distant Shot of Crown Butte

[Chip]

Very nice. And, to me, your 3rd one takes the cake . . . from the way the light falls on the butter, to the dramatic clouds to the comp. Well done.

[FDCPR]

Very nice, like Chip said on three but I really like the striated rocks in the foreground in the second shot. Great work

[leonaashlee]

Wow, nice shots...and great story...thanks for taking us there.

[SoxAddict]

Loved the commentary & the photos are spectacular!

[dionzero]

beautiful shots!!! TFS

[toyvlle]

Fabulous story with incredible shots. Thank you for sharing them.

[equilution]

Nice b/w conversion on these. I've heard of BB, but have never been there. Love the second one! What a story! Thanks for sharing.

Jim

[Chewys Dad]

Very Interesting post. I like both 2 and 3. I'm not sure you could have talked me into being the decoy though. I've often wondered what happened to native americans with bad eyesight like mine. I suppose they didn't live long. l.o.l
Thanks for sharing these
Michael.

[plangereis]

Great B&W's, and a nice story about the history as well. I really like the perspective of the second shot. There is fantastic depth in the shot. Nicely done.