THE BUFFALO THAT COULD NOT DREAM by Felix von der Osten

This project is about the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana, USA. It gives an Impression of the outcome of the 1851 Appropriations Act, that forced Native Americans into Reservations, with a focus on how and where they live, as well as their struggle trying to maintain their century old left culture.

Fort Belknap is the shared homeland to the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes, who were historically enemies, but were forced to live together. My project documents this community and shows a life and circumstances that most people don't know about. The project reflects on the people live on a Reservation, what they do and how they try to maintain their beautiful centuries-old dying culture in the white world of America. The project lets the viewer explore a 2.626,415 square kilo-meter area, as it is, with its rich history in the past and present.