Montana around 1910
During the early 1900s, people from all over the country and around the world settled in Montana.
Despite their diverse backgrounds, many shared an optimism about the opportunities Montana offered.
Meanwhile, the allotment of Indian reservations and the mandated sale of land not allotted to individuals led to the loss of vast amounts of tribal land. Boarding schools split families apart and tribal members struggled to maintain the core of their cultures.
These objects and photographs represent traditions from only a few of the ethnic groups who were living in Montana in the early 1900s.
![[W.R. Dorsey's grocery store, Helena, Montana].](http://digitalvault.mhs.mt.gov/files/square_thumbnails/497874a326f347418828108ae2339272.jpg "[W.R. Dorsey's grocery store, Helena, Montana].")
![[African American women's cultural group pageant].](http://digitalvault.mhs.mt.gov/files/square_thumbnails/caf7f20ee74609c1f71bfcd244302a86.jpg "[African American women's cultural group pageant].")
![[Huie Pock's store].](http://digitalvault.mhs.mt.gov/files/square_thumbnails/7e69bb13124339248614d0de391f4563.jpg "[Huie Pock's store].")
“We have to earn the respect of American people by sending our children to schools… Each Croatian has to teach their children about the responsibility of citizenship and Croatian language.”