photo credit & permission to McLean County, via Leslie Korgel, McLean County Auditor

Since frontier times, Native Americans have served the United States in military service, both during war and peace. The Old Scout Cemetery is located adjacent to North Dakota Highway 1804 six miles west of White Shield on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. The memorial is a lasting tribute to Native Americans who fought with Custer during the Battle of the Little Big Horn. The cemetery was moved to the new site when the Garrison Dam was built and the bottomland flooded. Among those buried at the site are individuals who served as scouts with the United States Army under General George Armstrong Custer, as well as veterans of World War I and World War II, and the Korean and Vietnam Conflicts. The site continues to be used as a burial place to honor veterans. The serenity of the site, located atop a hill, is awe-inspiring.