Crow
is listed in the Sitting Bull Surrender Ledger in Gall's Band.
Crow
did not appear in the July 1885 Annuity List for the Standing
Rock Agency. Actually, his family is there, but Crow himself
appears to have died in either late 1884 or early 1885. His
18 year old son, Kill with Anger, is listed as chief and most
of Crow's band are shown following him: families such as Pushing
Around Holy, Lump on Leg, Spotted Weasel, etc.
As
you already known from Utley (1993), Crow surrendered with
Gall. They arrived at Poplar Agency in late November 1880;
were surrounded by Major Ilges in early Jan. 1881 and then
forced to walk to Fort Buford where they arrived Jan. 10,
1881. They were then loaded on steamers on May 26 and arrived
at Fort Yates on May 29; then turned over to agency officials
at Standing Rock Agency on July 21, 1881.
In
the Sitting Bull Surrender Census, Sept. 1881, Crow is listed
in Gall's band. He is 46 years of age (born circa 1835), with
his wife and three sons. Crow is listed in Gall's band in
the annuity and issue records for 1881, 1882 and early 1883.
By November 1883, however, Crow's band is listed seperate
from Gall, with 22 families/78 people. Crow's band is listed
through the 1884 records.
I
have not gone through the early 1885 issue records yet. However,
by June-July 1885, when both the agency census and the annuity
list were created, Crow was gone. His wife and three sons
are still shown, with the eldest son (known earlier as Kola
but now known as Kill with Anger) as chief.
By
the time of the 1886 census, Crow's band has scattered, the
families joining various other Hunkpapa bands at the agency.
This is very typical. With the death of a prominent leader,
a band often disintegrated and its members scattered to join
other relatives. We can document this process in the Standing
Rock Agency records for several bands, including Crow's, Black
Moon's, Four Horns and Long Soldier's. —
Ephriam Dickson
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