Crow Indians counted coups to demonstrate their bravery in combat. Killing an enemy isn't brave; but, striking an enemy with a coups-stick and living through the event, showed courage. Counting coups was one of four things a warrior had to do to becaome a chief: count coups, take a horse from an enemy, lead a successful raid, and take a weapon from an enemy. The warrior that had done the most of the four qualifiers was head chief. ~ Awe'
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Crow Indians lived in the states of Wyoming and Montana. Some people in this tribe can still be found in Montana today.
the crow, the Shoshone, the Ute and the Arapaho tribes.
The Crow were allowed to keep about 4% of their original land, and now live on the Crow reservation in south-central Montana. In recent years the Crow have seen a rapid rise in their population. In 1930 there were less than 1900 Crow, and now (2010) there are over 13,000.
The major ethnic groups in Montana were the Blackfeet and Crow Indians.
Coup d'etat means a sudden change of government by violent means.