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The Crow Nation History and Encounters with White Traders
The article traces Crow origins from southeastern migrations through possible Welsh myths, notes early visitors like John Colter in 1806, and details a history of wars with Sioux Cheyennes and Blackfeet. It describes smallpox losses in 1822, slave raids taking women, intermarriage shaping appearance, and pivotal battles including a Blackfeet clash at Sun River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Cunyerd
North Platte River
Madoc
Prince of Wales
Atlantic
Mississippi River
Missouri
Plains
Upper
John Colter
Lewis and Clark
West
Pacific Coast
Clark
Gulf of Mexico
Georgia
South Carolina
Mississippi
Kansas
Kansas River
Lewis
Upper Platte
North Fork
Platte
Paducas Fork