News Release

Little Bighorn Battlefield Anniversary Events 2022

Date: June 24, 2022

This weekend, Little Bighorn Battlefield will remember and honor the 146th anniversary of The Battle of the Little Bighorn. There will special programs presented by various associated tribes and partners. Program times may vary. The programs will be presented as follows:

Friday, June 24
Park hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friends of the Little Bighorn volunteer interpreters provide information at Deep Ravine and Keogh Trails, Last Stand Hill, Indian Memorial, and Reno-Benteen Battlefield.

Saturday, June 25
146th Battle Anniversary
Entrance Fee Free Day
Park hours: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

5:30 a.m. Peace through Unity, Sunrise Prayer for World Peace—Bilford Curley, Ben Nighthorse Campbell and other society members of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Followed by refreshments at the Visitor Center.

7 a.m. Park Open to General Public

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friends of the Little Bighorn volunteer interpreters at Deep Ravine and Keogh Trails, Last Stand Hill, Indian Memorial, and Reno-Benteen Battlefield

9 a.m. Bighorn Riders Attack at Dawn - Wendell Yellow Bull
Location: Reno Benteen to Indian Memorial

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Speakers at Visitor Center Patio. Times may vary.)

10:00 a.m Descendants of the First Tokala’s of the Great Lakota nation at the Peji Sla Creek Battle (Battle of the Little Bighorn) - Steve Leader Charge, Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation.

10.30 a.m. – Philmon Two Eagle, Claude Two Elk, and Russell Eagle Bear, Sicangu Lakota, Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation

11:00a.m. – Arikara History of the Greasy Grass Battle, Loren Yellow Bird, Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota

11:30 a.m. – Crazy Horse, Elvyn (Doug) Bissonette, Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, Hunkpatila Oyate Band

12 Noon Lunch Served at Visitor Center Patio
(Saturday Speakers Continue at Visitor Center Patio.)

1:00 p.m. Jason Small, Montana State Senator, House of Representatives and Indian Country Economic Development Program Manager, Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, introducing:
• Honorable Ben Nighthorse Campbell, United States Senator for Colorado, Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation.
• Misty Kuhl, Director of Montana’s Department of Indian Affairs

2 p.m. Governor Reggie Wassana, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma

2:15 p.m. Chester Whiteman, Cheyenne Coordinator, NAGPRA, Sand Creek Representative, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma

2:30 to 4:00 p.m. Additional presentations from members of the Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation

1 to 2:00 p.m. Morning Star Riders, members of Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation

3:00 p.m. Northern Cheyenne Runners Phillip Whiteman and Lynette Two Bulls, members of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation and the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, respectively. Location: Indian Memorial

Sunday, June 26
Park hours: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

7 a.m. Wreath-laying at Reno-Benteen Memorial with Custer Battlefield Historical and Museum Association

9:30-10:00 Re-enactment horse riders from the U.S. Cavalry School ride from Medicine Tail Coulee area to participate in events at Last Stand Hill

10 a.m. Wreath-laying at Last Stand Hill with Custer Battlefield Historical and Museum Association

11 a.m. Custer Battlefield Historical and Museum Association (CBHMA) membership meeting, in front of White Swan Memorial Library

12 noon CBHMA Board Meeting Administration Building