And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Tuesday, June 23, 1999 http://www.billingsgazette.com/ [image] http://www.billingsgazette.com/photos/9906231a.jpg Preparing for the annual Custer's Last Stand re-enactment, which will take place west of Hardin on June 25, 26 and 27th, Col. George Armstrong Custer, played by Tony Austin of Victoria, B.C., stands with Sitting Bull, played by Arlo Dawes of Garryowen, Libby Custer, played by Kathy Justus of Toledo, Ohio, and Julie O'Dell, left of Hardin playing another towns person. By CHRISTENE MEYERS Gazette Entertainment Editor In a spin-off of the "life imitating art" axiom, the Custer's Last Stand Re-enactment is bringing a measure of peace to those with opposing views. According to three of the principal players in the 10th annual drama, both tribal enemies and those with varying interpretations of the Custer story call a truce during the staging of the event. One Crow tribal participant, Arlo Dawes, said, "The power and force of the story transcend the volatile issues and Crow politics. The re-enactment makes many friends. Once a year, people set aside their animosities and establish a truce while people from all over the world watch." Dawes, one of the popular drama's narrators, sat down Tuesday with the actors playing George and Libbie Custer to promote this week's Little Big Horn Days and the four stagings of Custer's grand finale. British-born actor Tony Austin and New Jersey native Kathy Justus agreed that the re-enactment bonds people from many cultures and backgrounds. Austin, who with Justus played the pageant last year, said his European roots sparked his interest in Custer. "He's hugely known throughout the world and it's been rewarding to see the re-enactment grow to include visitors from all over. The event had a tremendous impact on the rest of the world and it's actually bringing about what the real thing tried to accomplish: peace." <<end excerpt Reprinted under the fair use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
