When did Plenty Coups become the head chief of the Crow Indian people?
When Plenty Coups was about 55 years old, he became the head chief of the three bands of the Absaaloga. Each of the three bands, called the River Crow, the Mountain Crow and the Kicked In The Bellies, also had a sub-chief. The three bands lived in different areas, but they needed one chief to speak for all of them. Plenty Coups became the head chief of the Crow Indian people in 1903 after Pretty Eagle died. Pretty Eagle was the major chief until that time. Plenty Coups was accepted as the head chief of the three Crow bands. The River Crow, the Mountain Crow of which Plenty Coups was chief and a third group, centered in Wyoming and called the Kicked In The Bellies, each had their own chiefs. During this era bands were negotiating with the United States government and different military groups. It was necessary to have one person who was looked upon as the head chief of all of the groups. It took a unique person to be accepted by all three groups, and Plenty Coups was one of those rare i
When Plenty Coups was about 55 years old, he became the head chief of the three bands of the Absaaloga. Each of the three bands, called the River Crow, the Mountain Crow and the Kicked In The Bellies, also had a sub-chief. The three bands lived in different areas, but they needed one chief to speak for all of them. Plenty Coups became the head chief of the Crow Indian people in 1903 after Pretty Eagle died. Pretty Eagle was the major chief until that time. Plenty Coups was accepted as the head chief of the three Crow bands. The River Crow, the Mountain Crow of which Plenty Coups was chief and a third group, centered in Wyoming and called the Kicked In The Bellies, each had their own chiefs. During this era bands were negotiating with the United States government and different military groups. It was necessary to have one person who was looked upon as the head chief of all of the groups. It took a unique person to be accepted by all three groups, and Plenty Coups was one of those rare i
