It means that whatever the mainstream American historical tradition has done with her story, the Crow nation has maintained a continuous awareness of her place in their history.

She was not entirely lost — she was preserved in the institutional memory of the nation she had led.

The broader project of recovering and amplifying Indigenous women’s histories has brought increased attention to her story in recent decades.

Scholars of Native American women’s history, gender studies, and western American history have written about her.

She appears in books on Native American leadership, on women warriors, and on gender diversity in Indigenous cultures.

This recovery is valuable but incomplete.