Crow Tribe of Indians: Difference between revisions

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'''Alternate Names and Spellings:''' Crow Tribe of Montana<ref>Federally recognized name, as recorded in Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 55, Thursday, March 22, 2007</ref>, Absaroka<ref>Frederick Webb Hodge. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico'']. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906.</ref>, Apsáalooke<ref>Official Tribal website of the Crow Indians of Montana.</ref>  

Crow Tribe of Montana <br>P. O. Box 159<br>Crow Agency, MT 59022<br>Phone: 1.406.638.3708<br>Fax: 1.406.638.7301 <br>Website: www.crowtribe.com

 

*Tribal Website of the [http://www.crow-nsn.gov/ Crow Nation]

During the 1870s and the Indian Wars for the West, the Crow warriors served as scouts fighting against the Sioux and Nez Perce. In the historic Battle of the Little Big Horn, General Custer had Crows serving as scouts.  

Even though they had served the U.S. military, the tribe was removed to the Crow Reservation in Big Horn and Yellowstone Counties, Montana.  

*'''1806:''' The Lewis and Clark expedition encountered the Tribe  

*'''1821:''' The tribe interacted with mountain men during fur-trading rendezvous  

*'''1825:''' divide into Mountain Crow and River Crow  

*'''1825:''' joined the United States soldiers in fighting other Indian tribes  

*'''1851:''' Treaty signed at Fort Laramie, Wyoming (38.5 million acres in Montana)  

*'''1868:''' Treaty at Fort Laramie established a reservation in Montana, south to the Yellowstone River  

*'''1870:''' During the wars for the West the Crow were allies of the U.S. Army, serving as scouts, and fought against the Sioux and the Nez Perce.  

*'''1876:''' Crow warriors acted as scouts for General Custer; Custer defeated at Little Bighorn in July 1876  

*'''1880:''' Treaty at Washington D.C.,  

*'''1887:''' Crow Indian outbreak led by Deaf Bull near Crow Agency, Montana.  

*'''1888:''' ceded most of their land; removed to Crow Reservation in Big Horn and Yellowstone Counties, Montana

*[http://www.crow-nsn.gov/history-and-culture.html Another history of the Crow Tribe] is on their tribal website.  

*Robert Harry Lowie. The Crow Indians. NY:Farrar and Rinehart. c1935. {{FHL|871828|item|disp= Book 970.3 C885q}}

The agencies which had jurisdiction over a major portion of the Crow in the United States were:  

Records were maintained by the agencies.  

See: [[Crow_Indian_Agency_(Montana)|Crow Indian Agency Montana]], [[Upper_Missouri_Indian_Agency|Upper Missouri Agency]] and [[Fort_Berthold_Indian_Agency_(North_Dakota)|Fort Berthold Agency]] and Crow Indian Agency South Dakota  

The Bureau of Indian Affairs compiled annual Indian Census Rolls on many of the reservations from 1885 to 1940. They list the names of individuals, their age, and other details about each person enumerated. For more information about these records, [[American Indian Census Rolls|click here]].  

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During the latter part of the 18th Century and most of the 19th Century, treaties were negotiated between the federal government and individual Indian tribes. The treaties provide helpful information about the history of the tribe, but usually only include the names of those persons who signed the treaty. For more information about treaties, [[American Indian Treaties with the United States|click here]].  

*Crow Agency, M595, births and deaths 1925-1932, {{FHL|575776|Film}} (Supplements to the Indian Census Rolls)

=== Important Web Sites ===

=== References  ===

 

 

=== Bibliography ===

*Carlson, Paul H. ''The Plains Indians''. College Station, Texas: Texas A.M. University Press, c1998. {{FHL|Book 970.1 C197p }}  

*Denig, Edwin Thompson. ''Five Indian Tribes of the Upper Missouri: Sioux, Arickaras, Assiniboines, Crees, Crows''. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, c1981. ''The Civilization of American Indian Series'':059. {{FHL|Book 970.1 D415f}}  

*Hoxie, Frederick E. ''Parading Through History: The Making of the Crow Nation in America, 1805-1935''. New York, New York: Cambridge University Press, c1995. {{FHL|Book 970.3 C885h}}  

*Lowie, Robert H. ''The Crow Indians''. New York, New York: Farrar &amp; Rinehart, c1935. {{FHL|Book 970.3 C885L}}

*[http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75], Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

*Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ Available online].

*Klein, Barry T., ed. ''Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian''. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. {{WorldCat|317923332}}; {{FHL|970.1 R259e|book}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=no:037475188 WorldCat 37475188]; {{FHL|1122745|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 R259e}}.

*Malinowski, Sharon and Sheets, Anna, eds. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1998. 4 volumes. Includes: Lists of Federally Recognized Tribes for U.S., Alaska, and Canada – pp. 513-529 Alphabetical Listing of Tribes, with reference to volume and page in this series Map of “Historic Locations of U.S. Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Canadian Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Mexican, Hawaiian and Caribbean Native Groups” Maps of “State and Federally Recognized U.S. Indian Reservations. [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=no:037475188 WorldCat 37475188]; {{FHL|831087|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 G131g}}.

 

 

:Volume 2 -- Indians in Contemporary Society (pub. 2008) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/234303751&referer=brief_results WorldCat 234303751]<br>

:Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/255572371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 255572371]<br>

:Volume 4 -- History of Indian-White Relations (pub. 1988) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19331914&referer=brief_results WorldCat 19331914]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.4}}.

:Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/299653808&referer=brief_results WorldCat 299653808]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.5}}.

*Waldman, Carl. ''Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes''. New York, New York: Facts on File, 2006. 3rd ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14718193?referer=list_view WorldCat 14718193]; {{FHL|1465222|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 W146e 2006}}.

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