The Native Woman Who Became A Chief — The Forgotten Story Of Woman Chief, The Warrior Who Led The Crow
Their territory, centered on the Yellowstone River valley, was extraordinarily rich.
The Bighorn Mountains provided shelter and timber.
The river valleys provided water and forage for the horses that were the basis of Crow military and economic power.
The surrounding grasslands supported vast bison herds.
The Crow were surrounded by nations that were not their friends.
To the north, the Blackfoot Confederacy — consisting of the Piegan, Blood, and Blackfoot nations — was the dominant military power of the northern plains and one of the Crow’s most persistent enemies.
To the east and southeast, the Lakota (Sioux) were expanding westward and pressing against Crow territory.
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