Description:
This state park is an archaeological site, possibly the largest bison cliff jump in North America. Deep blood kettle is the Blackfoot meaning of "Pishkun". The Native people used this pishkun spot at least two thousand years prior to Lewis & Clark's expedition through Montana. Hunters would herd the bison toward the precipice and stampede the animal over the edge to the bison kill area, know as the pishkun. The families working below butchered the buffalo for their meat for food, hides for clothing, teepees, blankets, and horns for tools. The Ulm, which is and Irish surname, State Park has shelters, picnic tables, fireplaces and a visitor center. There also is a new on-site education center. Here you will learn more about the epic history of hunting on the high plains.
http://fwp.mt.gov/lands/site_282807.aspx
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Great Falls
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