187 Plenty Coups & Granddaughter

187 PLENTY COUPS & GRANDDAUGHTER, Mountain Crow (c. 1849-1932) Plenty Coups, meaning "many achievements," became a chief of the Crow at age 25, recognized as one of the great warriors of the time. He boasted of having never fought against the whiteman. During the Sioux Wars of 1876, he was the chief of General Crook's Indian scouts. Plenty Coups became the principal Chief of all the Mountain Crow in 1904. So great a leader was he that following his death the Crow people decided they would never have another chief. This chief and warrior earned his name in life after having achieved some 80 feats of valor in combat against tribal enemies. Photograph by Norman A. Forsyth