Medicine Crow’s long life suggests that this was ultimately the form of victory he valued most.

The Story That Ends Back In Montana

Joseph Medicine Crow traveled farther than the elders of his childhood could easily have imagined.

He studied on the Pacific Coast.

He crossed the Atlantic in wartime.

He moved through France and Germany with an infantry division.

He spoke at universities and international gatherings.

He entered the White House.

He became known to people who had never been anywhere near the Crow Reservation.

Yet his story continually returned to Montana.