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It was built in 1921, and was used as a roller skate rink as well as for music gatherings as described above. https://moniquegiroux.com/news/2019/7/15/mtis-music-and-art-festival-2019-choteau-montana monthly 0.5 2022-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aba6329372b96f0d3ec7f60/1563219716419-7AF4N94OMP9QL3IM2OD6/DSC_1167.JPG Blog - Métis Music and Art Festival 2019, Choteau, Montana Vendor display by Carrie Moran McCleary (Little Shell Chippewa-Cree). McCleary noted that Choteau is shared/overlapping territory, but she wanted to emphasize Métis at this event. 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