Plenty Coups

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Plenty Coups was a prominent late-19th- and early-20th-century Crow chief and statesman known for guiding his people through the transition to reservation life and advocating for their interests with the U.S. government.

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instanceOf Crow chief
Native American leader
person
statesman
advocatedFor Crow land retention
Crow sovereignty
education for Crow children
peaceful relations with the United States
burialPlace Chief Plenty Coups State Park, Pryor, Montana NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy Chief Plenty Coups State Park, Montana NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1848
dateOfDeath 1932
describedIn book "Plenty-Coups: Chief of the Crows" by Frank B. Linderman NERFINISHED
era early 20th century
late 19th century
ethnicity Crow NERFINISHED
hasHeritageSite Chief Plenty Coups State Park NERFINISHED
hasWork autobiographical account "Plenty-Coups: Chief of the Crows" NERFINISHED
oral history recorded by Frank B. Linderman
honoredAt Tomb of the Unknown Soldier dedication ceremony, Arlington National Cemetery NERFINISHED
influenced Crow educational policies
U.S. perceptions of Crow loyalty during World War I
knownFor encouraging education for Crow youth
supporting Crow military service in World War I
visionary leadership
languageSpoken Crow language
English
memberOf Crow Nation NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Crow language NERFINISHED
notableEvent represented American Indians at the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in 1921
notableFor advocacy for Crow land and treaty rights
diplomacy with the United States government
leadership during transition to reservation life
service as principal chief of the Crow
opposed allotment policies that threatened Crow lands
participatedIn World War I commemoration at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
placeOfBirth Crow homelands in present-day Montana
near present-day Billings, Montana
placeOfDeath Crow Reservation, Montana NERFINISHED
positionHeld chief of the Mountain Crow
principal chief of the Crow Nation
religion traditional Crow beliefs
residence Crow Indian Reservation, Montana NERFINISHED
Pryor, Montana NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
workSubject Crow history
transition from buffalo culture to reservation life

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Crow people notableLeader Plenty Coups