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Crow Reservation

Crow Reservation. Crow Tribe. Location. Big Horn country in south central MT. Three mountainous areas with plains and valleys. Rivers and soil provide vegetation cover. History. Ancestors settled in N. & S. Dakota. Lived in semi-permanent villages of lodges and teepees.

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Crow Reservation

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  1. Crow Reservation Crow Tribe

  2. Location • Big Horn country in south central MT. • Three mountainous areas with plains and valleys. • Rivers and soil provide vegetation cover.

  3. History • Ancestors settled in N. & S. Dakota. • Lived in semi-permanent villages of lodges and teepees. • Matrilineal society of hunters. • 400 years ago broke into two groups; the Hidatsa remained in the Dakotas; the Apsaalooke (Crow) claimed eastern MT.

  4. 1825 signed a treaty of friendship with U.S. government. • 1851 Fort Laramie established reservation land; 1868, 1882, 1890, and 1905 further reduced land. • Crow feel government failed to give proper compensation for land.

  5. 1920 land was divided by every member. • 1948 Crow created a democratic constitution. • All adults vote for councils.

  6. Crow today • Housing conditions are poor; 75% are substandard; 2,500 homes are needed. • Crow children attend public school. • 60-80% unemployment; economy consists of government services, farming, and ranching.

  7. August is the Crow Fair Celebration and Powwow. • 500 teepees are set up. • “Teepee capital of the world.”

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