But in the immediate aftermath of the treaty’s signing, there was a period of relative peace and increased interaction between nations that had previously been at war.

Diplomatic missions and trade exchanges became more possible.

Woman Chief used this period to attempt something extraordinary: she tried to make peace with the Gros Ventre, the people she had been born to and taken from as a child.

This is one of the most remarkable details of her life.

She had spent her adult years as a Crow warrior, fighting Crow enemies — which included the Gros Ventre.

Her war record had been built partly through raids and battles involving the very people she had been born among.