Hardin Montana Rafting

Hardin sits on the edge of the Crow Indian Reservation in South Central Montana. The area is rich in history and each year the Crow celebrate their heritage at the Crow Fair with a powwow which is the largest in the state. South of Hardin is the Little Bighorn Battlefield, where the Northern Plains Indians defeated Custer and the U.S. Army.

The world famous Custer's Last Stand Reenactment is one of Custer Country's biggest annual attractions, an annual event celebrated in Hardin. Under the leadership of Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, and Gall, Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors fight George Armstrong Custer's Seventh Cavalry troopers. The reenactment script is based on Crow Tribal Elder Joseph Medicine Crow's translation of oral and written Native American narrative beginning before Lewis and Clark's epic journey almost 200 years ago. Presentations have a newly expanded emphasis on the impact of the explorers' travels, to be commemorated with a much-heralded Lewis and Clark bicentennial in 2003-2006. The sweeping pageantry of high plains history is portrayed by over 200 participants, including descendants of the troopers, Indian warriors, and scouts involved in the original battle. It is listed as one of the 'Top 100 Events in America' by Destinations magazine.