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Joseph M. Dixon and Scott Leavitt meet Indian chieftains and General Scott speaks to them in Indian sign language in Montana.

A documentary shows U.S. Army Major General Hugh L. Scott and U.S. Representative from Montana Scott Leavitt meeting Native American Indian chiefs at Fort Browning in Montana to evolve methods of perpetuating the Indian sign language in the 1930s. The Indian chieftains of various tribes assemble in front of tents for the council. U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Interior Joseph M. Dixon and Scott Leavitt meet the Indian chieftains. They all enter a Piegan council lodge which is the meeting place. General Scott and Indian chieftains seated inside the lodge for the council. General Scott opens the council and uses sign language to tell his objective. Dick Washakie of the Shoshone tribe speaks using the Indian sign language. General Scott translates stories simultaneously. A short face Piegan tribal speaks using sign language.

Date: 1931
Duration: 3 min 56 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069788
Iron Whip, James Eagle and Drags Wolf speak in the Indian sign language in Montana.

A documentary shows U.S. Army Major General Hugh L. Scott and U.S. Representative from Montana Scott Leavitt meeting Indian chieftains at Fort Browning in Montana to evolve methods of perpetuating the Native American Indian sign language in 1930. The Indian chieftains seated in a Piegan council lodge for a council. Drags Wolf, the chief of the Hidatsa tribe, speaks using the Indian sign language. General Scott translates it simultaneously. Iron Whip of the Sioux tribe speaks in his sign language. General Scott translates. Deer Nose of the Crow tribe and James Eagle of the Arickaree tribe speak in their sign languages.

Date: 1931
Duration: 1 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069790
Mountain Chief of the Piegan tribe uses the Indian sign language to tell how Indians catch buffaloes from a pond in Montana.

A documentary shows U.S. Army Major General Hugh L. Scott and U.S. Representative from Montana Scott Leavitt meeting Indian chieftains at Fort Browning in Montana to evolve methods of perpetuating the Native American Indian sign language in 1930. The Indian chieftains seated in a Piegan council lodge for a council. A view of the chiefs of different tribal groups seated. Mountain Chief of the Piegan tribe uses the Indian sign language to share his story. He tells how Indians catch buffaloes from a pond. General Scott translates it simultaneously.

Date: 1931
Duration: 2 min 27 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069794
Tom White Horse, the chief of Arapahoe tribe, talks about things heard but not seen using the Indian sign language in Montana.

A documentary shows U.S. Army Major General Hugh L. Scott and U.S. Representative from Montana Scott Leavitt meeting Indian chieftains at Fort Browning in Montana to evolve methods of perpetuating the Indian sign language in 1930. The Native American Indian chiefs seated in a Piegan council lodge for a council. Tom White Horse, the chief of Arapahoe tribe talks about the things heard but not seen using the Indian sign language. Another chief seated beside him plays an instrument. General Scott translates it simultaneously.

Date: 1931
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069795
Indian chieftains share jokes in sign language and General Scott bids them a farewell using sign language in Montana.

U.S. Army Major General Hugh L. Scott and U.S. Representative from Montana Scott Leavitt meeting Native American Indian chiefs at Fort Browning in Montana to evolve methods of perpetuating the Indian sign language in 1930. The Indian chieftains seated in a Piegan council lodge. The formal features of the council are completed. A tribal chief plays an instrument. General Scott seated next to him. Several views of the Indian chieftains talking and sharing jokes with each other in sign language. General Scoot speaks to a chief in sign language. The chieftains crack jokes in sign language and laugh. The Indian chieftains talk in sign language. The council gets over. General Scott bids farewell to the chieftains using sign language.

Date: 1931
Duration: 3 min 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069798
The "Big Blowup" forest fire of 1910 in Elk City Idaho. Firefighters recruited.

History of fire fighting in forests in United States. United States President Theodore Roosevelt standing with several persons, including John Muir and Chief Forester, Gifford Pinchot. Roosevelt on speaker's stand. Picture of Northern District Forester, William B. Greely and his staff, in Missoula, Montana. Scenes from 1910 during period of drought. A ranger checks a rain gauge. Picture of Smoke rising in a forest as a fire breaks out in Montana. Firefighters are recruited and head to Montana on horses and mules. Smoke rises as fire spreads across the forest. Firefighters work with hand tools and axes in attempt to control the fires. August 20, 1910, hurricane force winds create the "Big Blowup" fire storm starting in Elk City Idaho. Destruction in Wallace, Idaho. Scenes of aftermath, showing swaths of destroyed forest. Men in area filled with smoke, felling a large tree using axes. Forest Rangers standing on a mountain peak, scanning the horizon, with field glasses, for signs of fire. A Ranger on horseback. A Ranger approaches a fire, puts his backpack down and starts to clear brush. A fire warden standing on a peak looking for signs of fire.

Date: 1910
Duration: 3 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058684