3009 A Crow man named Swallow Bird (1908) |
The Crow, called the Apsáalooke (children of the large-beaked bird) in their own Siouan language, or variants including Absaroka, are Native Americans, who in historical times lived in the Yellowstone River valley, which extends from present-day Wyoming, through Montana and into North Dakota, where it joins the Missouri River. In the 21st century, they are a Federally recognized tribe known as the Crow Tribe of Montana, and have a reservation located in the south central part of the state. About 75% of the Crow tribe's approximately 10,000 or more enrolled members live on or near the reservation.
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