Disturbing the Sleeping Buffalo: 23 Unexpected Stories that Awaken Montana's Past in Bloomington, MN

Anthropologist and storyteller Sally Thompson is uniquely attuned to the traces of history lurking in place names and written in cairns, carved in tree bark or resting among well-knapped spear points. In Disturbing a Sleeping Buffalo, Thompson unearths new discoveries and startling insights into Montana's untold history in twenty-three true stories. Along the way, she shares the challenges of groundbreaking research and the joys of finding hidden treasures. These stories connect past and present, bringing into focus a common heritage among many people in an uncommon land.