Crow

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Indigenous people of North America Native American tribe

The Crow are a Native American tribe of the Great Plains, historically known as skilled horsemen and buffalo hunters centered in what is now Montana.

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous people of North America → Native American tribe →
alliedWith	United States Army (19th century) →
alsoKnownAs	Absaroka → Apsaroke →
capitalSettlement	Crow Agency, Montana →
ceremony	Sun Dance → vision quest →
clanSystem	matrilineal clans →
country	United States →
Crow Fair	instanceOf','object':'annual cultural celebration →
Crow FairLocation	Crow Agency, Montana →
culturalArea	Plains Indians →
currentEconomicActivities	coal mining → ranching → tourism →
descentSystem	matrilineal →
governingBody	Crow Tribal Government →
historicalEnemy	Blackfeet → Cheyenne → Lakota →
historicalRange	Montana → North Dakota → South Dakota → Wyoming →
hostsEvent	Crow Fair →
knownFor	buffalo hunters → elaborate feathered regalia → skilled horsemen → tipi dwellings →
language	Crow language →
languageFamily	Siouan language family →
meaningOfName	children of the large-beaked bird →
nativeName	Apsáalooke →
notableBattleInvolvement	Battle of the Little Bighorn (as U.S. scouts) →
participatedIn	Great Sioux War of 1876 →
populationEstimate	over 10,000 enrolled members →
primaryState	Montana →
recognizedAs	federally recognized tribe →
religion	Christianity → traditional Crow religion →
reservation	Crow Indian Reservation →
reservationLocation	south-central Montana →
socialOrganization	clan-based society →
subgroupOf	Siouan peoples →
traditionalEconomy	nomadic bison hunting →
traditionalHousing	tipi →
traditionalRegion	Great Plains → Yellowstone River valley → present-day Montana →
traditionalSubsistence	buffalo hunting → horse pastoralism → hunting and gathering →
treaty	Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851) → Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Native Americans →	hasSubgroup
Cheyenne →	historicalConflictWith
Blackfoot →	historicalRivals
Sun Dance →	practicedBy