'Where history happened': Real Bird family holds weekend of Battle of the Little Bighorn re-enactments

Real Bird family Battle of the Little Bighorn reenactment returns this weekend

A FEW SPOTS LEFT. Let's Ride the Custer's Last Ride & Little Bighorn Adventure 20-28 June 2026 with Real Bird's Little Bighorn & Custer Battle Reenactment during the 150th Anniversary week. REGISTRATION CLOSING SOON for this adventure/cavalry training experience. Get your enrollment form and deposit in to save your spot. PM or email website for info. | U.S. Cavalry School, LLC

Let’s take a deeper dive into the Battle of the Little Bighorn. In this series, we closely examine what really happened by drawing from firsthand accounts—statements from Native American warriors and the surviving soldiers. Using these voices from history, we follow the battle step by step. As we walk the battlefield, we analyze the terrain, trace the movements of both U.S. troops and Native forces, and explore why certain defensive positions were chosen. Understanding the land is key to underst

During the 1800s, Indigenous Native American tribes and the U.S. Cavalry clashed in many battles, often with devastating losses for Native communities.Yet Indigenous peoples have preserved their rich traditions, honoring ancestors who fought and fell in those conflicts.This powerful powwow moment is a symbolic reenactment honoring the victory at the Battle of the Greasy Grass (Little Bighorn, 1876), where Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors defeated General Custer's 7th Cavalry.Dragging the f