Interviewer
David Brooks
Files
Description
Dan Smiley discusses the history of the area (activities of Native Americans on the land, homesteading, 1910 fire, etc.) and of the Jennings homestead/dude ranch. He talks about ranch life, livestock, and grazing practices, as well as hunting and trapping practices from earlier times, focusing on the experiences of George Jennings. He discusses the present decline in outfitting businesses, the efforts to designate the area as a protected wilderness, and the impacts of overuse on the land.
Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Badger-Two Medicine
Original Date
9-16-2006
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Badger-Two Medicine Oral History Project, OH 416, Archives & Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 416-005
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound disc (69:06 min.) : digital, + 1 transcript (29 p. : 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
69:06 minutes
Local Filename
oh 416-05.mp3; OH416-005.pdf
Citation
OH 416-005Smiley, Dan, "Dan Smiley Interview, September 16, 2006" (2006). Badger-Two Medicine Oral History Project. OH 416-005.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/badgertwomedicine/5