The last surviving war chief of Montana's Crow Tribe has died. Funeral home director Terry Bullis said Joseph Medicine Crow, died Sunday. He was 102. Medicine Crow was a member of the Crow Tribe's Whistling Water clan. He was raised by his grandparents in a log house in a rural area of the Crow Reservation near Lodge Grass, Montana. His grandfather, Yellowtail, raised Medicine Crow to be a warrior. When he was 6 or 7. Crow had to run barefoot in the snow to toughen his feet and spirit. He recalled listening as a child to stories about the Battle of Little Bighorn from those who were there, including his grandmother's brother who was a scout for Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. The National Parks Service claims Medicine Crow was the last living person who heard of the Battle of Little Bighorn directly. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/last-surviving-war-chief-montana-crow-tribe-joseph-medicine-crow-dies-102/ http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com
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4/4/16
Medicine Crow, Last Plains Indian war chief, dies at age 102
The last surviving war chief of Montana's Crow Tribe has died. Funeral home director Terry Bullis said Joseph Medicine Crow, died Sunday. He was 102. Medicine Crow was a member of the Crow Tribe's Whistling Water clan. He was raised by his grandparents in a log house in a rural area of the Crow Reservation near Lodge Grass, Montana. His grandfather, Yellowtail, raised Medicine Crow to be a warrior. When he was 6 or 7. Crow had to run barefoot in the snow to toughen his feet and spirit. He recalled listening as a child to stories about the Battle of Little Bighorn from those who were there, including his grandmother's brother who was a scout for Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. The National Parks Service claims Medicine Crow was the last living person who heard of the Battle of Little Bighorn directly. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/last-surviving-war-chief-montana-crow-tribe-joseph-medicine-crow-dies-102/ http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com
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