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A treaty was signed in 1851 at Fort Laramie which included the Crow Tribe, but it was the 1868 Treaty which established a reservation for the Crows in Montana. | A treaty was signed in 1851 at Fort Laramie which included the Crow Tribe, but it was the 1868 Treaty which established a reservation for the Crows in Montana. | ||
During the | During the 1870's and the Indian Wars for the West, the Crow warriors served as scouts fighting against the [[Sioux Indians|Sioux]] and [[Nez Perce Indians|Nez Perce]]. In the historic Battle of the Little Big Horn, General Custer had Crows serving as scouts. | ||
The 1880 treaty specified that the "Crow Indians shall consent to permit cattle to be driven across their reservation or grazed on the same, the Secretary of the Interior shall fix the amount to be paid by parties desiring to so drive or graze cattle; all moneys arising from this source to be paid to the Indians..." | The 1880 treaty specified that the "Crow Indians shall consent to permit cattle to be driven across their reservation or grazed on the same, the Secretary of the Interior shall fix the amount to be paid by parties desiring to so drive or graze cattle; all moneys arising from this source to be paid to the Indians..." | ||
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*1887: Crow Indian outbreak led by Deaf Bull near [[Crow Creek Indian Agency (South Dakota)|Crow Agency]], Montana. | *1887: Crow Indian outbreak led by Deaf Bull near [[Crow Creek Indian Agency (South Dakota)|Crow Agency]], Montana. | ||
*1888: Ceded most of their land; removed to Crow Reservation in Big Horn and Yellowstone Counties, Montana | *1888: Ceded most of their land; removed to Crow Reservation in Big Horn and Yellowstone Counties, Montana | ||
* 1948 The Tribe addoped a written constitution. | |||
==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe ==== | ==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe ==== | ||
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*There is also a [http://lib.lbhc.cc.mt.us/history/ history of the Crow Tribe] on the website for the Little Big Horn College. | *There is also a [http://lib.lbhc.cc.mt.us/history/ history of the Crow Tribe] on the website for the Little Big Horn College. | ||
*[http://www.crow-nsn.gov/history-and-culture.html Another history of the Crow Tribe] is on their tribal website. | *[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. | *Robert Harry Lowie. The Crow Indians. NY: Farrar and Rinehart. c.1935. {{FHL|871828|item|disp= Book 970.3 C885q}} | ||
=== Agencies === | === Agencies === | ||
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=== Land Cessions === | |||
Land cessions to the United States, the Northern Pacific Railroad, and the State of Montana reduced the size of the reservation. | |||
=== Population === | |||
Communities on the reservation, with sizable Tribal population: Lodge Grass, Pryor, St. Xavier, Wyola, Hardin,Fort Smith, and Crow Agency | |||
=== Treaties === | === Treaties === | ||
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Some vital records for the Crow Indians include: | Some vital records for the Crow Indians include: | ||
*Crow Agency, M595, births and deaths 1925-1932, | *Crow Agency, M595, births and deaths 1925-1932, FHL film 575776(Supplements to the Indian Census Rolls) | ||
=== Important Web Sites === | === Important Web Sites === | ||
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*Algier, Keith. The Crow and the Eagle: A Tribal History from Lewis and Clark to Custer FHL book 970.3 C885a [http://www.worldcat.org/title/crow-and-the-eagle-a-tribal-history-from-lewis-and-clark-to-custer/oclc/28020212 WorldCat] | *Algier, Keith. The Crow and the Eagle: A Tribal History from Lewis and Clark to Custer FHL book 970.3 C885a [http://www.worldcat.org/title/crow-and-the-eagle-a-tribal-history-from-lewis-and-clark-to-custer/oclc/28020212 WorldCat] | ||
*Carlson, Paul H. ''The Plains Indians''. College Station, Texas: Texas A.M. University Press, | *Carlson, Paul H. ''The Plains Indians''. College Station, Texas: Texas A.M. University Press, c.1998. {{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, | *Denig, Edwin Thompson. ''Five Indian Tribes of the Upper Missouri: Sioux, Arickaras, Assiniboines, Crees, Crows''. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, c.1981. ''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, | *Hoxie, Frederick E. ''Parading Through History: The Making of the Crow Nation in America, 1805-1935''. New York, New York: Cambridge University Press, c.1995. {{FHL|Book 970.3 C885h}} | ||
*Lowie, Robert H. ''The Crow Indians''. New York, New York: Farrar & Rinehart, | *Lowie, Robert H. ''The Crow Indians''. New York, New York: Farrar & Rinehart, c.1935. {{FHL|Book 970.3 C885L}} | ||
==== General ==== | ==== General ==== | ||