A professor and a cartographer have created a map that trace Crow Nation contacts with Europeans and American setters.

The map follows routes taken by early explorers. It starts with a French family that ventured into Crow territory in the 1740, continues with the Lewis and Clark expedition and ends around 1851 with the signing of the Treaty of Fort Laramie.

A portion of the map focuses on sites in Crow history. It shows the location of Crow villages along with battle sites and trade locations.

Adrian Heidenreich, professor of Native American Studies and Anthropology at Montana State University-Billings, and cartographer Michael Bugenstein say the map is the first to depict historic contact routes and sites in Crow territory.

Get the Story:
New map traces history of Euro-Americans in Crow Country (The Billings Gazette 11/21)

Relevant Links:
Montana Tribal Tourism Alliance - http://www.bigskytribes.com
Stop Lewis and Clark - http://www.stoplewisandclark.org
Corps of Discovery II - http://www.nps.gov/lecl/CorpsII/Corps2.htm

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