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Crow Versions
Overview
Crow Versions comes from Robert Lowie's published work titled Crow Texts, which was reworked by W.S. Merwin for this Alcheringa entry. The original published book Crow Texts was a collection of poetry and other oral works gathered from the Crow tribe.
Context
The Crow people, also called the Apsáalooke or Absaroka, are a Native American tribe located in Montana. They are a plains tribe that speaks the crow language, though the number of those who speak the language present-day are dwindling. The tribe historically lived along the Yellowstone River and within the valleys of some of its tributaries. Now they reside mainly in Southern Montana and have a reservation there to the South of Billings, Montana. The majority of the Crow follow the indigenous Crow religion
