Naatookyookaasii
(Two Medicine, Montana)
The Mad Plume Family has always lived along the Two Medicine River, where Hell's Half is located. The concept was simple; if you had something that would buck, you could always find eager, Indian cowboys at Hell's Half.
In the Blackfeet’s creation, they tell stories of how their people began to suffer and die long ago. Seeing their suffering, the creator, Istapatipeop returned to the tribe and led them into the land of mountains and rolling hills and gave them the gift of communication with the creator and other spirits. This land includes what is now known as the Badger – Two Medicine and is of great importance of spiritual and resourceful power to the Blackfeet people because it is there that the spirits remain and where the Blackfeet can go to be alone near creator sun, Napi Natuse while still standing on mother earth, Sukametope, so that their prayers can be heard.
Hell's Half Acre Arena
The original arena was built near the Mad Plume family home, where the boys would break the horses. At the request of their mom, Agnes ChewingBlackBones-MadPlume, the arena was moved because her boys were too loud by the house. So the Mad Plume boys, along with help from their friends along the river, built the first arena. ​
In time, Hell's Half grew in the number and size of their events. Hell's Half is located along the Two Medicine River, just down the road from the Holy Family Mission. WIlliam "Bun-Num" Burd, neighbor & friend to the Mad Plume Family, always joked about how he lived between heaven and hell. The Holy Family Mission was on his left and Hell's Half Acre to the right.
