On Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 10:57:26 PM UTC, Brian Ghilliotti wrote:   
   > Hello:   
   >    
   > My research indicates that the Crow Indians were not very well liked amongst   
   the native American groups of the US Northern Plains. I referred to one battle   
   in which they faced a massacre by the Blackfeet in a area known as Cypress   
   Hills, Canada. They    
   also faced another battle / potential massacre at Pryor Creek in 1861 in   
   Montana. It seems as if the Crow responded by closely allying with the US   
   cavalry, assisting them in going after their tribal rivals. It has been said   
   that the reason why Crook's    
   column in the Sioux War of 1876 did not end up in another Little Bighorn type   
   of massacre was due to the fighting motivation of his allied Crow (and   
   Shoshni) contingents...the question is, why were the Crows apparently so hated   
   by their neighboring    
   Plains Indian tribes?   
   >    
   > Just a heads up, please do not let this lead to personal acrimony based   
   historical grudges. Thanks.   
   >    
   > Brian Ghilliotti   
      
   I lived in Santa Fe, NM for the majority of my life and have heard on numerous   
   occasions from different tribal members this story:   
      
   Apparently, the alignment with the US was so strong, the Crow agreed to hold a   
   communal and invited a lot of other tribes. This was supposed to be to discuss   
   peace and how to deal with the incoming US calvary. This meeting ended up   
   being a trap and the    
   US killed a bunch of tribe members but didn't touch the crow.    
      
   I don't know how much of this is folklore, but seems to align with your   
   research.   
      
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