Connecting to the past at Rocky Boy

Photographs of residents of Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation were posted on the walls behind speakers Thursday during the third and final day of the Chippewa Cree Tribal History Summit.

The photographs depicted families, workers, industry and everyday life on the reservation. They also told the story of the Tribe's struggle, said Alvin Windy Boy Sr., historic preservation officer for the Tribe.

By the Tribe's centennial on the reservation, Windy Boy said he hopes that it can be said that the Tribe is strong.

"We want to be able to show that yes, we faltered, we fell ... but we always hope to...