Bighorn Medicine Wheel site is thought to have significance in an astrological form due to the placement of certain pieces around the wheel. Some parts of the wheel point directionally for time purposes and others for seasons, as well as stars. It predates the Crow Indians that were believed to be the earliest in that area. It is believed that it was constructed by Plains Indians possibly around 1200 AD. The land has changed hands between different Indian tribes over time and continues to be under the current tribe. It was first discovered in the seventies by an astronomer who had flown over the site. The site is federally protected as well as protected by the contemporary Indians who live there. The Indians do work with outsiders sometimes
