The Bozeman Trail: A Rush to Montana's Gold 

God bless your ancestors & their land. So much hardships & unnecessary deaths. I will always respect & honor all the American native Indians dead & alive. God knows their truths.

Good for you ... That's Awesone

I'm ashamed of what my people did to the Indians, the whites built this nation on the blood of innocent people and it seems that to this day they are proud of that fact. For what it's worth, I am sorry.

Outstanding glad to here that you love your land I.m sorry for what all Indians went thru brakes my heart my Great grandmother was full blooded Cherokee which back then she was given 60 acres to her from the goverment she had no running water no electric and it only had small kitchen wood burning and living room she smoke a pipe and dipped snuff really never play are talk with us kids only her daughter my grandmother and my mom talked with her. Her hair was like my grandmother's down to floor wash it with rain water from a 55 gal.barrel

Cool story

Hello, David Bozeman, Greetings from England.🇬🇧 The video was packed with so much interesting information : and you are part of the history ☺️. Had to chuckle when I read in your post here, that John's brother went to Ga and farmed your great grandfather ! Best wishes.☺️. 🇬🇧💕🇺🇲🐎🥀🌿🇬🇧

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I’m also a Bozeman, my Grandfather was John Washington Bozeman, I am John Wesley Bozeman. I’m sure our linage goes back many years.

If you do ever come to America, it is the West that you must see.....the wide-open spaces.

Born and raised here , most people don't even realize what history they are walking on in their own yards . Lewis and Clark we're camping in my buddys back yard . Crazy

Very nice comment to read! I hope you get a chance to come visit America one day if you want to. I was born in the West. I didn't see the East coast of America until I was in my 40's, and (get ready to laugh!) I was impressed by how much older everything was! Houses 300 years old still being lived in in cities equally as old, where out west we have ghost towns 150 years old, our ghost towns are infants by comparison to our east coast, yet Nothing in comparison to the history you live in there! The East was someplace to see, but our West is the place to be. At least most of it. Unfortunately there are places out west I have to rule out now due to politics. I'll leave it at that. But it still has many beautiful wide open and wild spaces.

Stay in England. America doesn't exist except in movies.

Come see us in the mountains 🏔️

Quality over quantity!! 🇺🇸😁👍✌

Ur history is my history my grandmother's a from Scotland

My ancestry goes back to mostly Ireland and the UK, so I share my history with "you Brits"

@Mike Barrow Although I live in America now all of my relatives up into my mother we're going in Britain they were born in the north of England in a town called Newcastle on Tyme . Are you anywhere near ther Thanks Kathy

Mac Coleman Wow, that’s beautiful!

We all seem to think the same about where we were raised up,,I was born and raised in the great northwest ,,and I believe there is no better place to live than on the beach in western Washington state,,and I have been to Montana..it is a great place to fish and hunt ,,I met a lot of good folks there,,

@BWM And....?!?

Where are you living now? 😀😷🤗

Great story very interesting, today is not like it used to be very sad

Yes thanks much, im a History lover as well.

Well said. Greetings from Germany

Anything is better than the History Channel these days

it's a great documentary, greetings from Monterrey Mexico

Im a sucker for history as well. Greetings from Denmark

I was on the trail in 1999 it was a great lesson in early American. History. Many wonderful stops to understand historical sites. I’m sure it’s still a wonderful trip to take this very day

@@jackbrooks4668 but it is from 300 to 500 Miles nearer than

Nothing but greedy white immigrants on their way to help steal more native land. A native people defending their homelands and way of life from a invasive species. The damage and genocide committed by the immigrants and their anchor babies will never be undone. If you know right from wrong, it's simple to see who's in the wrong. The native peoples are the ones who paid, with blood, for the white privilege you all enjoy today.

That may be true for you. But it depends on who’s size you’re looking from. From ours, not exactly the same I would say.

I love these stories they are spot on

Random question, is housing affordable out there?

So true. I live in Reno, Nevada and it's growing so fast. It's expensive and crowded. The problem, IMO, is that the American economy is based on growth and destroying the planet to reach those goals. It's really simple, there are too many people on this planet :(

Well since you're human then you're part of the problem too.

Very well said and you speak the truth. It's so sad not many has their eyes open to reality and be able to accept the truth. As a society we're are doomed and heading to disaster and ultimately will self destruct.

Consumerism is a pyramid scheme.

I like how these arguments against “industrialization ” and “waste” are from people living in comparative luxury right in these cities of pollution. They’re never living among the poor country folk...struggling in the rural countryside.

land was never sold for a penny an acre 1.25 maybe but never a penny

@@albondigas9549 you replied in the wrong place and just destroyed the poor guy's family"s tall tales that were likely handed down for years. 🥺

My father's family lived in Morrill for several generations, and grandpa had a welding shop there. Mom moved there from eastern Nebraska in 1949, and her dad had the local weekly newspaper and printing shop. Both were 1952 grads of Morrill HS. I actually lived in Morrill for 3 years in the 70's and I and little sis both graduated from Morrill as well. I know Horse Creek, and Ft. Laramie well...not many people can say that! LOL! Thanks for the family story!

“Uh oh” - Lt Col. George Armstrong Custer, June 25th 1876

I would have loved living back then myself.

@@garrywilliams4449 No Cell Phones? I would like to try it for a week, and then think about it. It would of been very tough to live. You would have to carry a 6 shooter, a riffle, and have a horse to start with!

Fort smith is beautiful

Yes and if they could have communicated better they might have worked things out. Like the Holy Road the Oregon Trail.

james f o'hare A few things to ponder before we become too self righteous about American Indians, prospectors, the military and settlers. 1) The Indians were constantly fighting each other for territory. If you have the power, you have the land. 2) The ancestors of today’s Indians were far from the first to inhabit the American continent, how much do we know about the mound people who lived in the Midwest before the Indians? 4) Why was it a terrible thing to try to change the lifestyle of the Indians in the 1800’s but today we do the same thing with even worse results and it’s OK? Example instead of sending kids to regional Indian Schools we educate kids in the reservation where there are no jobs, no hope, with a better that 50% drop out rate, the highest suicide in the country, drug abuse nobody wants to talk about, and no integration into society as a whole?

@@bobbypaluga4346 😉 Your right.

Wow that's awesome 👍 How do I get there, from here?

Curt Ray how do I get to where you are

Ha!

Most are to blind to enjoy real life living. You are a beautiful person!

My father signed the Peace Treaty with the Seminole Indian Tribe still alive when I was four in 1960 in Florida. Mining still is the white mans draw to your land.

wow. :-) I live in the mid-West of USA. Indeed, the open grasslands and high desert of Kansas is desolate and beautiful in its own way. I drive my car across those lonely highways, hammock camp in Elm groves, in what was once Spanish and first nations' (natives) oasis. (Look up Scott lake state park, in Kansas.) Then we drive out through the mountains of Colorado. The land is incredibly beautiful and worth driving through again and again. peace!

Those of us who love the West and the feeling of freedom that comes with it . WE are looking into the abyss of tyranny😒 history repeats itself until people learn their lessons from the past💯

I live in the woods of Northern Michigan in a very rural area but my husband and I winter in Arizona most years. I love driving across our beautiful country! There is just so much natural wonder here! You should visit!

One of the reasons WHY people emigrate to other lands and countries. Come and visit Montana and you'll understand WHY people emigrate. I lived in England for about a year OH so many years ago. You have a beautiful country yourself FULL of a rich history.

No they knew exactly who they were up against; they sided with the British before and during the westward expansion because they thought the British would give them a better deal than the Americans. Hence particularly as to how they were treated.

THANK YOU.... A TALE WELL TOLD!!!!

like they could imagine what was behind it all... stone age people meet the Iron Toothed Beast that devours everything in it's Path...

@@YahshuaLovesMe Good grief.

That's what happens when you let West Coastal and East Coaster Elites come to your communities. Especially Hollywierds.

Yep,were getting califonicated here in n.wyoming.

@@darrellgoodman9585 not elites, but the usual suspects, strategically placed Greedy Bureaucraps Gone Wild. And they are still eating us alive, notice?

Yeah, Bozeman was always a beautiful place. The people not so much. Very biased. I remember Bozeman shipping its homeless population to nearby towns and camp sites to avoid having them in their census. It’s also home to numerous California/Washington/Utah transplants that have 0 knowledge or respect for the land. Coming in troves to live “Wild” 🤣 all the while trying to make us change our laws to match where they previously came from 🤷🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️The people also have terrible work ethics and habits. Not very many there know the meaning of hard work. It’s hard to do so when mommy and daddy give you everything and a trust fund. Pregnant teens abundant too. Sad really. The Valley Of Flowers was and could have continued to be an amazing place. If not for the ruin brought in with the transplants from out of state.

​@@iiniijewelry Sadly all that you have said are not lies. It's very unfortunate what is happening to not only rural Montana but the city centers that were once beautiful. Now ruined by high traffic and disrespectful newcomers. I understand having ones own values and culture, but don't push it on others. Very frowned upon to do so here in Montana. Even traffic has gotten bad. People drive like others lives have no meaning. Never been in a wreck in Montana until I lived in Bozeman. Was hit 3 times in 2 years. Totaled my car the last time. They ran a red light at 55 in a hurry to get to a meeting. Bent the frame and caved the rear door in where my daughter would normally sit. Luckily (thank the Lord) she was at preschool at the time. all 3 due to out of staters texting, speeding, or running lights. Hopefully this will change.

Yes, the families that settled Montana are still here.

Greetings! I do hope your bucket list doesn’t remain impeded. I live in the Deep South but I can tell you that the places I’ve seen in and around the mountains of Colorado are stunningly breathtaking. Driving through them, looking up to find the sun of broad daylight filtering down will bring a tear or two. Absolutely majestic, you will love being in awe of these places. Cheers, mate!

My husbands family is realted to Nelson Story:) Even has a brother named after him

Al I also live here. In the Mission Valley. Have been to Fort Fizzile , The Big Hole and the Little Big Horn. Do you think there will be another ,,, stand made here in this land by the natives ? I do . worm

yes.. very beautiful. how do you cope with the cold ?

@@dks13827 Put another log on the fire. Learn what insulting boots pants and parka you need. Don't dress for style dress for comfort. Dress for style you will always hate winter.

@@dks13827 wool

Im moving to Montana next year..

My great, great grandmother.

She was pretty.

That's why you build a killdozer

The Golden Rule: "He who has the gold makes the rules."

As long as they get a piece of the pie and if the pie slices start becoming smaller then they stick it to the developers in increased fines and regulations especially the DEMONCRATS and RINO'S because they are taking from everyone it should be against the law for Any Politicians to become Multi Millionaires while in Office .

@@darrellgoodman9585 exactly , it’s government we have to worry about with land grabs...especially now

@@darrellgoodman9585 All of this and stealing someone else's pie then complain when they try to take it back.

You only lived there for one year?

There’s not many Indians. Mostly limited to the bigger towns. Tons of Natives though 😎🤣😂🤘🏾🤘🏾😉

What is stopping you? All it takes is a decision and tell someone. A woman aged about 35 recently trekked from Byron Bay in NSW to the coast of Western Australia taking five adult camels with her. When asked why, she said it was a lifelong dream and that camels were her favourite animal probably because she grew up of a camel raising property. She loved her too rel and said everyone should do something hard in your life beefier it is too late and you are too old. So rude the Bozeman trail and go and relive history.

Wyoming is beautiful.

How was it? And what did you see?

Not a very proud history.

Its to bad that the Indians had to suffer from the greed of gold. A whole way of life wiped out our world has not changed either just look at human kind today, whats next.

Systems tend to progress toward entropy

So are there a lot of democrats in Wyoming?

@@madenthecountrybabylikegri1261 that's what I hear

Yeah, most smart folks do that before they transplant here. Or anywhere really. Good to know where you’re going. Especially if you aren’t from or don’t belong there.