Friends Of Chief Plenty Coups

Donor
Angela Russell
Accession Number
1003111
Processor
Jon Ille
Access Restrictions on Use
None
Terms Governing Use and Reproductions
All publication rights are held by Little Big Horn College and use for publication must be approved by archivist.
Preferred Citation of Material
Friends of Chief Plenty Coups Advisory Council Collection, Little Big Horn Archives, Crow Agency, MT 59022.

Physical Description

Linear Feet
.30
Scope
2001-2008
Content
Information related to the creation and operation of the Friends of Chief Plenty Coups Advisory Council including articles of incorporation, correspondence, agendas and minutes, financial reports, planning documents, and newspaper articles. As more material from the from the Friends of Chief Plenty Coups Advisory Council becomes available, it will be integrated into the collection.

Historical Note

In order to assist Chief Plenty Coups State Park achieve its goals, a group of individuals created the non-profit organization the Friends of Chief Plenty Coups Advisory Council circa 1992. The organization functions as an advisory board to the Friends of Chief Plenty Coups Association. Crow community members, museum and educational professionals, and tourism representatives comprise the membership of the advisory council.

The Friends of Chief Plenty Coups Advisory Council conducted a wide range of activities for the park. Specifically, the council advised in the creation and implementation of two Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) grants. The council also planned the annual Chief Plenty Coups Day of Honor that brings together a broad cross section of the community each labor-day weekend to celebrate the life of the last Crow chief. Beyond these functions related specifically to the park, the organization also produces a newsletter that informs the public about goings on at the park and the advisory council.

Provenance

The records included in the Friends of Chief Plenty Coups Advisory Council Collection account for the creation and function of the organization along with the activities members planned and completed under its auspices each year from 2001 to 2008. The records resided with Angela Russell prior to their donation to the Little Big Horn College Archives.

Inventory

Box 1

  1. Minutes, Friends of Chief Plenty Coups Advisory Council
  2. Agendas, Friends of Chief Plenty Coups Advisory Council
  3. Correspondence, Friends of Chief Plenty Coups Advisory Council
  4. Articles of Incorporation, Friends of Chief Plenty Coups Advisory Council
  5. Finance Reports, Friends of Chief Plenty Coups Advisory Council, 2003-2005
  6. Status of Current Projects, Chief Plenty Coups State Park, 2003
  7. Management Plan, Chief Plenty Coups State Park, 2000-2002
  8. Plan of Action, Friends of Chief Plenty Coups Advisory Council, 2006
  9. Use Fees, Chief Plenty Coups State Park
  10. Newsletter, Friends of Chief Plenty Coups, 2003-2008
  11. Stationery, Friends of Chief Plenty Coups Association
  12. Brochure, Chief Plenty Coups State Park
  13. Postcard, Chief Plenty Coups
  14. Poster, Chief Plenty Coups Day of Honor, 2006
  15. Goes Well Absaalookee’ (Crow) Cultural Immersion, 2004
  16. Billings Gazette, “Plenty Coups Honor Remembered with Festivities,” Sept. 3, 1999
  17. Montana Outdoors, “A Park for All People”

Box 2

  1. Position Description, Park Manager, Chief Plenty Coups State Park, 2004
  2. Management Plan, Chief Plenty Coups State Park, 2000
  3. Draft Management Plan and Environmental Assessment, Chief Plenty Coups State Park
  4. Final Draft Interpretive Plan, Chief Plenty Coups State Park, 2002
  5. Interpretive Plan, Chief Plenty Coups State Park, 2002
  6. Concept Papers for Chief Plenty Coups State Park, 2003
  7. Status of Current Projects, Chief Plenty Coups State Park, 2002
  8. Financial Statement, Chief Plenty Coups State Park, 1993
  9. Notes and Documents, Chief Plenty Coups Advisory Council, 1999
  10. History Behind House Bill 63, Montana Legislature, 2003
  11. Fliers, Chief Plenty Coups Day of Honor, 2003-2004
  12. Program, Day of Honor, 2003
  13. Flier, Exhibit Improvements, at Chief Plenty Coups State Park, 2003
  14. Pamphlet, Chief Plenty Coups Updates, 2005
  15. Flier, Continuing Visions, Three Days Honoring Plenty Coups, 1993
  16. Montana Quincentenary Project, Chief Plenty Coups State Park, 1992
  17. Adrian Heidenreich, References on Chief Plenty Coups