The Crow were subdivided into thirteen clans, described in detail in Robert H. Each of tribal subgroups (large groups of closely related families) was headed by a man with a distinguish record in intertribal war. Members of all clans were found in the Acaraho, Minisepere, and Erarapio encampments.
Each encampment was governed by a council of chiefs, shamans, and tribal elders. Chiefs were individuals who attained this title by performing four specific deeds: leading successful war parties, counting coup by touching enemy and escaping, taking a enemies weapon from him, cutting loose a enemies horse from their camp. One member of the tribal council, usually a chief, was elected head of each encampment. At all levels, chiefs lost their power if they stopped living up to Crow ideals.
The Crow men were divided into men's military societies such as Foxes, Lumpwood, Crazy Dogs, Big Dogs, and Ravens. Membership in the societies was open to any proven warrior. The societies, each having its own rules and customs, competed to recruit the most promising young men. Every spring, one military society was appointed as the tribal police force to keep order in Crow encampments, enforce discipline during important tribal activities such as the buffalo hunt, and keep war parties from setting out at inappropriate times. .
Lifestyles and Culture.
It has been said that the nameCrow? (or Kite) came from the false impression of French explorers and that the tribe was actually named for the sparrow hawk. The Absaroka arose between the mid-sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, after two groups broke away from the Hidatsa tribe. Hidatsas were Indian agriculturalists who lived along the Missouri River. There are several Crow legends about the basis for the split. It is believed that the first Crows were Awatixa Hidatsas who became disenchanted with the lifestyle associated with farming and sought the excitement to be found in a society of nomad hunter-gathers.
"Civilize Them with a Stick" Times were very rough for the Native American Indians during the early 1900's. ... She explains how religion was forced down her throat in an attempt to socialize Indians into an Anglo way of life. ... Crow Dog stated that presently the school is run by the B.I.A. (Bureau of Indian Affairs). ... Crow Dog was very rebellious as a child. ...
Lakota Woman By: josh The book "Lakota Woman," is an autobiography that depicts Mary Crow Dog and Indians" Lives. ... Just like other Indian kids on reservation, Crow Dog's childhood was poor in everyway; didn't have enough food, clothes, education, and parents" love. ... Crow Dog tried to fight against the school system and published newspapers, explaining how school is treating them like slaves. ... Despite the fact that she earned her diploma, Crow Dog was living aimlessly; drinking, drugs, stealing, and running away from home. ... I, as a minority myself, hope that Indians ...
He was one of the most looked up to Indians ever. ... His first raid on the Crow was his first actual conflict. ... Another account talks about a raid of the Crow Indians. "In an attack upon a band of Crow Indians, one of the enemy took his stand, after the rest had fled in a deep ditch from which it seemed impossible to dislodge him. ... But the Crow merely poked his empty gun into his face and dodged back under cover. ...
PUBLIC BEHAVIOUR A minority of Indians, are Muslims. ... In general, Hindu Indians tend to stand about 3 or 3 ½ feet apart. ... Indians tend to have a lot of road rage. ... For instance They believe that the crow and the black duck must pass on one's right, the snake on the left. ... A mantis is called the horse or crow of Ram, it is always auspicious specially during Dussera. ...
We also found it difficult to understand the nomadic life many Indians lead. ... The Indian tribes in the Great Plains have great beauty and dignity in their cultural forms. ... It was further explained to me by an old Crow priest that these circles represent the three worlds' that constitute human beings: body, soul and spirit, or again: gross, subtle and pure. ... Facing the Indian Future For the first time in eighty years the Indians got the attention from the government. Ronald Reagan's Indian policy' was not a very good one, he tried assimilate the Indians. ...
American Indian Wars American Indian Wars There is perhaps a tendency to view the record of the military in terms of conflict, that may be why the U.S. ... There was constant fighting among the Indian and whites as the Indians fought to keep their civilization. ... Little Crow went to North Dakota and returned to Minnesota the following summer and was shot by a farmer while picking berries. ... Prospectors poured onto Indian land, and under the leadership of Chief Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and Gall, angry Indians raided and harassed the white settlements. The Indians were told by th...
My People the Sioux shows how an Indian perceived the events that took place during the time frontiersmen were invading Indian lands. When the Indians are camped out between White River and Crow Butte, every young man is given a horse from the government except two. ... Their first glimpse of reality hit's the young Indians when they underpass the moon during the night. ... This was the preconceived notion of how things were in the east from the eyes of an Indian. ... My People the Sioux is an account of an Indian who made the transition from the reservation to the white man's worl...
The Blackfoot Indians encountered the very same problem with the white people who had recently begun to migrate into the Indians land and territories. The Napikwans, as the Indians called them, were initially thought to be nice and friendly. ... Contacts with the Napikwans have changed the lives of the Blackfoot Indians in more then one way: The Blackfoot Indians were being forced from there homeland, created conflicts between the Blackfeet and the Napikwans, and were strongly influenced by the white men. ... The Indians did so as a reassurance that they were safe living with the white peop...
(Barth, 104) During the expedition they encountered some Indian nations. One of the nations they ran into was the Crow Indians. The relationship they established with the Crow's were that they were the children of the Great Chief. ... The American men gave the Crows what they wanted in return. ... The Indians were good guides for the explorers and good trading partners. ...