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Crow Indian Legends

This is our collection of links to Crow folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our Native American legends section by tribe to make them easier to locate; however, variants on the same legend are often told by American Indians from different tribes, especially if those tribes are kinfolk or neighbors to each other. In particular, though these legends come from the Crows, the traditional stories of related tribes like the Mandan and Hidatsa tribes are very similar.

Enjoy the stories! If you would like to recommend a Crow legend for this page or think one of the ones on here should be removed, please contact us and let us know.

Important Crow Mythological Figures

˜Thrown-Behind-Curtain and Thrown-In-Spring (or Lodge-Boy and Thrown-Away.) These mythical twins whose mother was killed by a monster are common to the folklore of many Midwestern and Eastern tribes. They are generally portrayed as heroic monster-slayers in Crow legends.

Crow Indian Folklore

*Myths and Traditions of the Crow Indians:
    E-book of Crow legends collected in 1918 (PDF format.)
*Old Man at the Beginning * Old Man Coyote Makes The World:
    Crow myths about the creation of the world.
*Red Shield and Running Wolf:
    Legend about a Sioux woman who married a Crow warrior.
*Lodge-Boy and Thrown-Away:
    Crow legend about two mythical brothers.
*The Origin of Tobacco:
    Crow legend about how tobacco came to the Crows and Hidatsas.

Additional Resources

 Crow religion and expressive culture
 Books of Native American legends
 Native beliefs
 Indian reservations in Montana
 The Native American Plains
 Siouan languages



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