Crow
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- noun
- /kroʊ/
- Tables 6, 7, and 8 indicate that Crows continued to marry within the tribe and to maintain their tribal language as the favored method of communication.
- Crow girls
- Crow Dog
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Watch on YouTubeBut Grandpa Frank, Grandpa Fools Crow always taught us to be strong spiritually and try to live the best way that we can with the world around us.
- But Grandpa Frank, Grandpa Fools Crow always taught us to be strong spiritually and try to live the best way that we can with the world around us.
Examples
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Grandpa Frank is a member of the Crow people who has shared stories of their traditions.
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Agent Armstrong wrote in 1882, for example, that "many of the Crows are willing and ready to settle down and roam about no more and to exchange a part of their ponies for cattle, and it is of the utmost importance that the question of their permanent location and home should be speedily decided."
Academic text (1991) -
Great Crow will take away the breath of those who harm the land and the forest.
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He was, he was a Crow Indian chief and war leader and visionary.
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Ninety-eight percent of all reservation residents were Crows, and two-thirds of them spoke only their tribal language.
Academic text (1991) -
The Crow tribe has a rich history that dates back centuries in Montana.
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Many Crows continue to maintain their cultural practices and language today.
Idioms
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A distance measured in a straight line between two places rather than by road
Compounds
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Laws and social rules that kept Black and white people separate in the Southern United States
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Laws in the United States that kept Black and white people apart, mainly in the South
- Archaic
A small plant like grass with pale flowers and a bitter root used to treat stomach problems
- Indian
A large bird that lives on the ground with shiny black feathers and a long tail
A large glossy black bird found in North America that makes a loud cawing sound and is very smart
- Australian
A black and white bird like a crow that sings a pleasant song and copies other sounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crow is the English name for a Native American people whose own name is Apsáalooke, a word that means 'children of the large-beaked bird'. So the name Crow points back to that original idea and is used today for the people.