Tipi Raising Demonstration at Fort Phil Kearny

Everyone is invited to join Marcariah Pine at the Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site this Tuesday, July 22, at 6:00 pm for a tipi raising!   Pine, a Native American Student Interpretive Ranger, is a member of the Crow tribe, andwill be hosting a unique and lively presentation where guests will explore the rich history, deep spiritual meaning, and ingenious design of the Apsáalooke (Crow) tip in real time, as it’s being raised.

Pine says she will be “talking about the meaning and history behind the tipi, such as why it is raised a certain way, the meaning behind each pole, and how the tipi was used to tell seasons and time. This will be a live presentation where the tipi will be set up as I am talking about it.”

This program is a free, family-friendly event that will be held outdoors, so bring your lawn chairs and meet by the fort’s stockade wall.

This is the third year of the American Indian Student Interpretive Ranger program, a partnership between Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site, the Fort Phil Kearny/Bozeman Trail Association, and the U.S. Forest Service.

This year, three American Indian college students have spent their summer becoming Certified Interpretive Guides, and then alternating between educating the public at Fort Phil Kearny and the Medicine Wheel/ Medicine Mountain National Historic Landmark in the Bighorn Mountains.

Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site is located at 528 Wagon Box Road, in Banner, Wyoming, and is a division of Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources.

For more information or directions, visit the website at www.fortphilkearny.org, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fortphilkearny, or call 307-684-7629.