Teepees erected on Rims to honor those who have died as well as provide beacon of hope
William Snellâs record for erecting a teepee is just under 14 minutes. Itâs a bit more complicated in the winter, he said, but in a little more than five hours on Saturday, seven teepees were standing tall atop the Billings Rimrocks, their white canvas taut against the winter winds moving across the snowy prairie. âIt was something we wanted to do during the summer,â said Snell, a member of the Apsáalooke Nation who helped coordinate the project through the Pretty Shield Foundation and Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council. âPutting lodges up in the winter is not a...
Source: billingsgazette.com