Crow Indian Reservation
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The Crow Tribe of Indians of the State of Montana has an enrolled tribal membership of approximately 11,000, of whom 7,900 reside on the Crow Indian Reservation. Eighty-five percent speak Crow as their first language. | The Crow Tribe of Indians of the State of Montana has an enrolled tribal membership of approximately 11,000, of whom 7,900 reside on the Crow Indian Reservation. Eighty-five percent speak Crow as their first language. | ||
| − | The Crow Indian Reservation, the largest of the seven Indian reservations in Montana, is located in south-central Montana, bordered by Wyoming to the south and the [[Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation]] to the east. The reservation encompasses approximately 2,300,000 acres, which includes the northern end of the [[Bighorn Mountains]], [[Wolf Mountains]], and [[Pryor Mountains]]. The [[Bighorn River]] flows north from the Montana-Wyoming state line, journeying north to the [[Little Bighorn River]] just outside [[Hardin, Montana]]. Part of the reservation boundary runs along the ridgeline separating Pryor Creek and the Yellowstone River. The city of [[Billings, Montana|Billings]] is approximately 10 miles northwest of this reservation boundary. | + | The Crow Indian Reservation, the largest of the seven Indian reservations in Montana, is located in south-central Montana, bordered by Wyoming to the south and the [[Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation]] to the east. The reservation encompasses approximately 2,300,000 acres, which includes the northern end of the [[Bighorn Mountains]], [[Wolf Mountains]], and [[Pryor Mountains]]. The [[Bighorn River]] flows north from the Montana-Wyoming state line, journeying north to the [[Little Bighorn River]] just outside [[Hardin, Montana]]. Part of the reservation boundary runs along the ridgeline separating Pryor Creek and the Yellowstone River. The city of [[Billings, Montana|Billings]] is approximately 10 miles northwest of this reservation boundary. |
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| + | At the [[Fort Laramie Treaty of [[1851]]]: Boundaries of the Crow: Commencing at the mouth of Powder river, on the Yellowstone; thence up Powder river to its source; thence along the main range of the Black hills and Wind River mountains to the head waters of the Yellowstone river; thence down the Yellowstone river to the mouth of Twenty-five Yard creek; thence to the head waters of the Muscle-shell river; thence down the Muscle-shell river to its mouth; thence to the head waters of Big Dry creek; and thence to its mouth. | ||
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| + | At the [[Fort Laramie Treaty]] of [[1868]: Boundaries of the Crow: Commencing at the mouth of Powder river, on the Yellowstone; thence up Powder river to its source; thence along the main range of the Black hills and Wind River mountains to the head waters of the Yellowstone river; thence down the Yellowstone river to the mouth of Twenty-five Yard creek; thence to the head waters of the Muscle-shell river; thence down the Muscle-shell river to its mouth; thence to the head waters of Big Dry creek; and thence to its mouth. | ||
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The [[PBS]] TV series ''[[Reading Rainbow]]'' filmed its tenth episode "The Gift of the Sacred Dog" here on June 17, 1983. The title was based on a book by [[Paul Goble]] and was narrated by actor [[Michael Ansara]]. | The [[PBS]] TV series ''[[Reading Rainbow]]'' filmed its tenth episode "The Gift of the Sacred Dog" here on June 17, 1983. The title was based on a book by [[Paul Goble]] and was narrated by actor [[Michael Ansara]]. | ||
