Tongue River

1. a river in N Wyoming and SE Montana, flowing NE from the Bighorn Mountains to the Yellowstone River. 265 miles (426 km) long.

Example Sentences

As we drive toward the Tongue River, which forms a boundary of his ranch, he points out where members of the Arapaho, Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne tribes camped before the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, a few years ahead of his great-grandfather’s arrival in Montana.

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In southeastern Montana the Tongue River Boarding School operated under various names until at least 1970, when the Northern Cheyenne Tribe contracted it as a tribal school, according to government records.

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“We had hoped that solid science surrounding the risk of ground cave ins or subsidence issues would be acknowledged and that the state would agree that the company needs to provide a better overall plan for this serious issue,” Westkott said, also urging the state to protect the Tongue River Valley.

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Some nearby landowners are concerned mining in the area could have consequences on the environment, recreational opportunities and public safety in the Tongue River Valley.

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Landowner group Powder River Basin Resource Council has argued that placing conditions on the permit was an indication that it was “inadequate and incomplete” and vowed to review the additions to make sure “the permit will protect the health and safety of the Tongue River Valley and its inhabitants.”

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