Crow Tribe

Guide Note:

  • The Crow Tribe Reservation in Crow Agency, Montana is the Capital city of the Crow Nation.

Fast Facts:

  1. Native American Name: Apsaalooke
  2. Pronounced: Opp-sah-Loh-kay
  3. Meaning: "People of the large beaked bird"
  4. Was nomadic
  5. Sister Tribe: Hidatsa

The Mahalo Top 7

  1. Apsaalooke Nation Official Site: Crow Tribe
  2. Official Site: Legislative Branch of the Apsaalooke Nation - Crow Tribe
  3. Wikipedia: Crow Nation | Hidatsa
  4. Mni Sose Intertribal Water Rights Coalition: Crow Tribe Profile | Crow Creek Sioux Profile
  5. Native Americans: Crow
  6. National Geographic: Lewis & Clark—Tribes—Crow Indians
  7. Lewis-Clark.org: Clark’s Speech to the Crow Indians

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Crow Tribe Timeline

  • 1805: Lewis and Clark Expedition travels across Crow territory
  • 1825: The first treaty between the Crow and the United States is signed by Crow leader Long Hair and Major O'Fallon
  • 1840: The Crow are afflicted with the first of three severe smallpox epidemics
  • 1877: The Crow maintain constant attacks against the invading Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho,
  • 1881: Sitting Bull and his followers surrender at Fort Buford, North Dakota
  • 1887: Crow war leader Wraps His Tail lead an unsuccessful insurgency against the United States Government
  • 1888: Against possible imprisonment and/or death, the Crow leader Two Leggings leads a counter attack against a Lakota
  • 1900: Historians believe this to be the last intertribal conflict to occur on the Northern Plains

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