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The Lewis & Clark Period: Toussaint Charbonneau, Artist Charles M. Russell and the Plains Indians |
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Program Number: |
1650RJ |
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| Duration: |
6 nights |
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Great Falls, Montana
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| Price starting at: |
$625.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city |
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Multi-Topic; History & Culture
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| Meals: |
16;
6 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 6 Dinners |
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Low Fat; Gluten Free; Low Salt; Vegetarian |
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Activity Particulars
Minimal walking and standing on this program.
Date Specific Information
6-23-2013, 8-18-2013
Enjoy the latest in hearing technology — listening devices — on this date.
Coordinated by Ursuline Retreat, Conference Centre and Museum.
Montana, The 1800's: The Wild West |
Through firsthand characterizations, historian/actor Jack "Frenchy" Smith presents an account of Montana's early wild ways and wild days. He brings to life three illustrious and historical folk heroes with period dress and tools of their lifestyle.
Legacy Of Cowboy Artist Charles M. Russell |
Study the art, life and times of colorful cowboy artist CM Russell and how the wild west impacted his art. Field trip to the Russell Museum containing 11,000 paintings and spend an afternoon at historic Fort Benton, the Little Chicago of the plains.
Customs Of The Blackfeet Nation And Plains Indians |
Enhance your knowledge of Plains Indians with presenter Don Fish, a member of the Blackfeet Nation. Study Native ceremonies, rituals, traditions and beliefs such as Sweat Lodges and dances. Field trip to the largest buffalo jump in the U.S. Field trips to Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, C. M. Russell Museum, Ulm Pishkun Buffalo Jump, Gates of the Mountains Boat cruise, concert in the park, and a visit to a Hutterite Colony. Free Great Falls airport and bus shuttle. Great Falls elevation 3,100 feet.
Great Falls
The Missouri River city of Great Falls, an eastern gateway to Glacier Park and just a four hour drive from Yellowstone, is rich in the state’s natural and historic resources. An important stop for the Corp of Discovery, the city now hosts the impressive Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center.
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Accommodations
Retreat center on National Register of Historic Places offers quiet rooms with sink, standard shared baths with private shower.
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| Road Scholar Instructors | | These instructors are participating on at least one date of this program. Please note that changes may occur. | Jack Smith
| | Jack Smith (“Frenchy”) has been a lecturer and historic re-enactor for more than 30 years. He specializes in the period of American history from 1700-1850 and has worked as a technical adviser, building costumes and props on such films as “Jeremiah Johnson,” “The Mountain Men,” “Centennial,” “Walks Far Woman” and “Little Big Man.” He was also the original technical adviser for the Lewis and Clark Honor Guard. For more than 20 years, he has pursued the study of one man: Toussaint Charbonneau. | | | | Bob Doerk
| | Bob Doerk, a retired Air Force and Bank Trust Officer, is an advocate of everything western, concentrating on the Blackfeet culture, Lewis and Clark, the fur trade era, steamboats on the upper Missouri River and the Open Range era. He is past Vice President of the C.M. Russell Museum Board of Directors, past president of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, past chairman of the National Fur Trade Symposium and has been given the name “Ninaa Saoki” ("Prairie Chief") by the Blackfeet. | | | | Donald Fish
| | Donald P. Fish is from the Southern Pikuni, one of the four tribes of the Blackfeet Nation Confederacy. Don is an adjunct faculty member at Montana State University College of Technology in the Native American studies program. He has worked as a chemical dependency counselor and is currently a consultant for the First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park. Don prefers to be known as a traditionalist, one who actively practices the traditions of his people. | | | |
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