Crow Agency, Montana
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| − | '''Crow Agency''' is a | + | '''Crow Agency''' is a census-designated place in [[Big Horn County, Montana|Big Horn County]], Montana and is near the actual location for the [[Little Bighorn National Monument]] and re-enactment produced by the Red Bird family known as [[Battle of the Little Bighorn reenactment#Battle of the Little Bighorn Reenactment|Battle of the Little Bighorn Reenactment]]. The population was 1,616 at the 2010 census. It is the governmental headquarters of the [[Crow Nation|Crow Tribe]]. It is also the location of the "agency offices" where the federal Superintendent of the [[Crow Indian Reservation]] and his staff (part of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior) interacts with the Crow Tribe, pursuant to federal treaties and statutes. |
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Crow Agency is located at {{coord|45|36|5|N|107|27|35|W|type:city}} (45.601383, -107.459706).{{GR|1}} | Crow Agency is located at {{coord|45|36|5|N|107|27|35|W|type:city}} (45.601383, -107.459706).{{GR|1}} | ||
| − | According to the | + | According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.3|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land. |
==History of the three locations of the "Crow Agency"== | ==History of the three locations of the "Crow Agency"== | ||
| − | The term "Crow Agency" has been historically used since 1868 for the headquarters where the United States directed the federal interaction with the | + | The term "Crow Agency" has been historically used since 1868 for the headquarters where the United States directed the federal interaction with the Crow Tribe on its reservation. The Crow Tribe's reservations, and the tribe's relations to the United States were defined by treaties between the Crow Tribe and the United States, and by United States statutes. |
===A Reservation Without An Agency (1851-1868)=== | ===A Reservation Without An Agency (1851-1868)=== | ||
