Near Worden in Yellowstone County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

A Good Home

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 14, 2020

1. A Good Home Marker

Caption: (middle right) Easily set up and taken down, the tipi was ideally suited to life on the move.

Inscription. "The Apsáalooke say that a good home has a road to it. This is in reference to a home where people like to come and visit.... At a good home visitors are always welcome." Excerpted from Apsáalooke Social and Family Structure, by Dale Old Horn and Timothy McCleary

The traditional lodge (tipi) of the Northern Plains tribes is a home of many names: Thipi (Sioux - "used for dwelling in"), ashtáale (Crow - "real home"), veer (Northern Cheyenne- "dwelling"), bajiishka'ogaan (Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa- "a lodge with a pointed top"), or akitanam (Confederated Salish Kootenai- "a structure in which people live"). These are only a few of the words used, for each tribe has its own.
The tipi had great cultural significance and ceremony attended all aspects of its use. The integration of physical and spiritual worlds resulted in a structure that is boat universal on the Plains, and as diverse as the tribes who called them home. Today, the tipi remains a cultural cornerstone in an ever-changing world.

Erected by Bureau of Land Management and National Conservation Lands.

Topics and series. This historical marker

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is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Lewis & Clark Expedition series list.

Location. 45° 59.667′ N, 108° 0.091′ W. Marker is near Worden, Montana, in Yellowstone County. It can be reached from State Highway 312 near South 31st Road, on the right when traveling west. This marker is on The "Yellowstone River" Walkway at Pompeys Pillar National Monument. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3001 Highway 312, Worden MT 59088, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Yellowstone Country

and in Greater Billings.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Coal: Black Wave of the Future (a few steps from this marker); Open Spaces: Room to Roam (a few steps

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 14, 2020

2. A Good Home Marker

from this marker); Buffalo: Then and Now (within shouting distance of this marker); The "Yellowstone River" Walkway (within shouting distance of this marker); Triumph and Torment (within shouting distance of this marker); Sign of American Indians (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Making Canoes, Then and Now (about 300 feet away); Clark's Canoe Camp on the Yellowstone, Archaeology Study (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Worden.

A Modern Tipi image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 14, 2020

3. A Modern Tipi

Montana Indian Tribes image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 14, 2020

4. Montana Indian Tribes

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 272 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 25, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.