Kurz’s journal entry from October 1851 provides an independent corroboration of Denig’s account on the specific occasion of their meeting.

Kurz was not a specialist in Crow society, but he was a trained observer, and his description of Woman Chief on that occasion is consistent with Denig’s longer account.

The Crow oral tradition, which would be the most authoritative source for a full account of her life and significance, has not been preserved in detailed written form for this particular figure.

The songs that were sung about her are gone.