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Crow Culture and History

As a complement to our Crow language information, here is our collection of indexed links about the Crow Indian tribe and their society. Please note that Crows and other American Indians are living people with a present and a future as well as a past. Crow history is interesting and important, but the Crow Indians are still here today, too, and we try to feature modern writers as well as traditional folklore, contemporary art as well as museum pieces, and issues and struggles of today as well as the tragedies of yesterday. Please contact us if you have a Crow link to add.

Crow Tribal and Community Websites

Crow Tribe:
    Official homepage of the Apsaalooke Crow Nation.
Crow Tribal Council:
    Information on the Crow Nation from the Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council.

Maps of Crow Lands

Virtual Museum of New France: Plains Indians:
    Historical maps and articles about the Crow, Sioux, Hidatsa, and other Plains Indian tribes.

Crow Lifestyle and Tradition

The Apsaroke:
    Curtis' early 20th-century ethnography of the Crow Indians.
Flag of the Crow Nation:
    Picture and meaning of the Crow flag.
Crow Indian Clothing * Traditional Indian Clothes * Feathered War Bonnets * Indian Hairstyle:
    Pictures of traditional Crow Indian clothing and hair.
Crow Tribe
    Article on the Crows' history and culture.
Crow Legends:
    Collection of Crow Indian legends and folktales.
Native American Religions:
    Advice for people researching Crow religion and other American Indian spirituality.
Big Horn Medicine Wheel * Crow Reservation Medicine Wheel:
    Articles on Crow and other Native American medicine wheels, with photos of an ancient site.
Crow Indians:
    Simple article on the Crow tribe, written for kids.

Crow Literature and Arts

Crow Indian Authors:
    Profiles and work of three Crow writers.
Plains Indian Beadwork:
    Article on the beading crafts of the Crows and other Plains Indians.
American Indian Art:
    Information, photographs and links about Crow and other native art.

Books for sale on the Crow Indians

From the Heart of the Crow Country:
    Stories told by a Crow Indian elder.
Crow Indian Beadwork:
    Book about beads and beading in the Crow Indian Nation from 1805 to modern times.
Brave Wolf and the Thunderbird:
    Children's book by a Native author illustrating a traditional Crow Indian story about a man who helps the thunderbirds.

Links, References, and Additional Information

   Wikipedia: Apsáalooke:
   Encyclopedia articles about the Crow Indians.
   Pueblo Crow * Los Crow * Historia y lengua Crow:
   Information about the Crow tribe in Spanish.
   Crow Nation:
   Crow links.



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