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Driving along the north shore of Lake Sakakawea, just after entering
the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, I chanced upon this cemetery
sitting totally isolated by the side of the road: "Indian Scout Post No. 1".  
Headstones along the left edge are recent, for tribal members who had
served in the U.S. armed services in recent wars, but the center headstones
simply noted that the person buried had been an "Indian Scout, U.S. Army"
and giving the English versions of their names, such as "Lean Bear" or "Walks the Flats".