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The resolution formally recognizes and promotes the Little Bighorn battlefield—boosting public education, heritage tourism, and federal stewardship while acknowledging Indigenous significance—at the cost of potentially reopening community wounds and creating modest expectations of federal spending without providing funding.
Visitors, students, and local communities: the resolution raises public awareness of the Little Bighorn battlefield's history and highlights its annual visitation, supporting increased heritage tourism and educational use.
National Park Service, preservation stakeholders, and nearby communities: affirms federal stewardship and management of the battlefield, supporting continued preservation, maintenance, and infrastructure oversight of the site.
Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities: formally recognizes the cultural and historical importance of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, providing symbolic acknowledgement of Indigenous perspectives on the site.
Veterans, descendants, and Indigenous communities: recounting casualty figures and historic labels in the resolution may reopen painful memories and exacerbate tensions between different communities.
Taxpayers: the commemorative recognition could create expectations of federal spending for events or upkeep even though the resolution does not appropriate funds or authorize new expenditures.
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Recognizes and commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn and recounts its historical context, combatants, casualties, and memorial history.
Official title: Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Introduced June 24, 2026 by Steve Daines · Last progress June 24, 2026
Recognizes the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn (also known by many tribal nations as the Battle of Greasy Grass) on June 25, 2026, and recounts the battle’s historical context, combatants, casualties, memorial history, and ongoing significance to Tribal Nations. It summarizes the lead-up to the battle (including the Treaty of Fort Laramie and disputes over the Black Hills), key military and tribal leaders involved, related engagements such as the Battle of the Rosebud, and the site’s memorial and National Park Service history, including visitation and cemetery details. The resolution is ceremonial and commemorative in nature, aimed at remembering the events, recognizing the significance to Indigenous Peoples and the nation, and highlighting the battlefield’s historical preservation and public visitation statistics. It does not create new programs, change funding, or impose legal obligations.