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Though many tribes coveted this region, by virtue of a treaty, the domain was established as the Crow Reservation in 1868. The reservation was reduced through several treaties and agreements (ratified in 1882, 1892, and 1904).
Plenty Coups (meaning many achievements) was the last principal chief as recognized by the Crow peoples, for he personified the qualities, accomplishments and traditions they valued. In his youth, Plenty Coups had several visions, one involving a chickadee that survived a terrible storm. Plenty Coups was advised to be wise like the bird. As the years progressed, the youth took part in many raids against Crow enemies thus gaining skills as a warrior and leader. He became an adept negotiator with United States officials and a wise counselor to his peoples believing education would allow the Crow to sustain themselves.
Plenty Coups settled on his own farm, deeded through the federal Indian Allotment Act of 1887. On this 320-acre tract, located a half mile east of Pryor, he opened a general store, built a home, and tilled the earth until his death in 1932 at age 84. At that time, as requested by Plenty Coups and his wife, Strikes the Iron, 195 acres of his land became what is now Chief Plenty Coup State Park.
For more on Plenty Coup, see “Plenty Coups, Chief of the Crow” by Frank B. Linderman.



Plenty Coup in front of the Labor Temple, now the Museum.

Dedicated in 2000 and sculpted by the hands of Lyle Johnson, Crow Chief Plenty Coup (1848-1932) graces the entrance of Red Lodge.

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