- Accession Number
- 0430911
- Donor
- None (Housed at Little Big Horn College Archives)
- Processor
- Jon Ille
- Access Restrictions on Use
- None
- Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
- All publication rights are held by Little Big Horn College and use for publication must be approved by archivist.
- Preferred Citation of Materials
- The Crow Indian Veterans Project Collection, Little Big Horn College Archives, Crow Agency, MT 59022.
Physical Description
- Size
- 2 Linear Feet
- Scope
- 1942-1993
- Content
- Release Forms, Interview Questions, Oral Interviews (audio and video cassettes), Interview Summaries, and Final Grant Report.
- Provenance
- The Crow Indian Veterans Project was funded with financial assistance from the Montana Historical Society. The project was created in two phases during the early 1990s with initial oral histories occurring in 1990-1991 and another set of interviews taking place in 1993. Carson Walks Over the Ice conducted the interviews with veterans who served in WWI, WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the first Gulf War. Since the completion of the project, the original tapes and transcripts reside at the Little Big Horn College Archives. A duplicate of the collection resides at the Montana Historical Society in Helena.
- Historical Note
- The Crow Indian Veterans Project Collection documents an important historical trend during the reservation period, service by Crows in the United States military. Crows first served in the military in World War One, despite not yet gaining citizenship. Increasing numbers of young men and women joined the military in World War Two, a phenomenon that continued after the conclusion of the conflict. Crows served in each branch of the military during World War Two, Korea, Vietnam, and both Gulf Wars.
Administrative Note
The collection resides in two locations in the archives: textual materials are held in the storage area, while the audiocassettes are stored with other audio-visual holdings.
Series One
Contains textual material included in the collection including release forms, questions, the final project report, and interview summaries with notes attached.
- Box 1
- File 1 - Release Forms, Montana Historical Society
- File 2 - Release Forms, Little Big Horn College Archives
- File 3 - Interview Questions, Crow Indian Veterans Project
- File 4 - List of Crow Veterans by District and Conflict
- File 5 - Final Project Report, Crow Indian Veterans Project
- Files six thru sixty seven are interview summaries and notes listed by name and file number below. The conflict or period of service is listed next to the name on each file.
- File 6 - Frank Iron, Sr. (WWII)
- File 7 - Michael Fitzpatrick, Sr. (WWII)
- File 8 - Frank Backbone, Sr. (WWII)
- File 9 - Isaac Shane, Sr. (WWII)
- File 10 - Frederick Turns Back (1953-1955)
- File 11 - Barney Old Coyote, Jr. (WWII)
- File 12 - David J. Stewart (Korea)
- File 13 - Hubert C. Dawes, Sr. (Korea)
- File 14 - George Pease (1919-1922)
- File 15 - Christine Stops Hill (1975-1977)
- File 16 - John Bull Tail (WWII)
- File 17 - Collena L. Caplett (Vietnam)
- File 18 - Charles Brown, Jr. (WWII)
- File 19 - William B. Medicine Tail (Korea)
- File 20 - John W. Pease, Sr. (WWII)
- File 21 - Gilbert W. Scott, Jr. (1954-1957)
- File 22 - Samuel A. Plainfeather (WWII)
- File 23 - Joseph H. Rawlins (WWII)
- File 24 - William P “Butch” Gardner, Sr. (Vietnam)
- File 25 - Calvin C. Jefferson, Sr. (1968-1970)
- File 26 - Dallas M. Dust, Sr. (1966-1967)
- File 27 - David Yarlott, Sr. (Korea)
- File 28 - Arthur C. Alden (Vietnam)
- File 29 - Isaac L. Birdinground (Vietnam)
- File 30 - Lloyd G. “Mickey” Old Coyote (WWII)
- File 31 - Wesley Crooked Arm (1969-1972)
- File 32 - Leon S. Pretty Weasel (Vietnam)
- Box 2
- File 33 - Alvin “Emil” Little Light (1962-1967)
- File 34 - John P. Other Medicine (1969-1972)
- File 35 - Kenneth P. Brien, Jr. (1973-1975)
- File 36 - William Gros Ventre (WWII)
- File 37 - Cedric J. Walks Over Ice (1945-1947)
- File 38 - William C. Stewart (Korea)
- File 39 - Leroy White (1955-1956)
- File 40 - Frederick V. Lefthand (Vietnam)
- File 41 - John J. “Sonny” Pretty on Top (WWII)
- File 42 - Ellis “Rabbit” Knows His Gun (1967-1969)
- File 43 - George W. Peters, Jr. (1957-1958)
- File 44 - Jerome D. White Hip (1967-1970)
- File 45 - Charles C. “Buzzard” Real Bird (1961-1963)
- File 46 - Ronald C. Stewart (Korea)
- File 47 - William Pease (1949)
- File 48 - Walter H. Onion (1945-1947)
- File 49 - Lawrence Stands (Korea)
- File 50 - Peter P. Greybull (Vietnam)
- File 51 - John T. Doyle, Jr. (1967-1968)
- File 52 - Cyrus Gros Ventre (Vietnam)
- File 53 - Eddie Little Light (Vietnam)
- File 54 - Vincent K. Blackhawk (1953-1957)
- File 55 - Benito Stewart (1956-1958)
- File 56 - Thomas J. Big Lake (Korea)
- File 57 - Arlene I. Whiteman (1955-1958)
- File 58 - Sylvester C. “Cardi” Goes Ahead (1945-1947)
- File 59 - Arlie Stops (Korea)
- File 60 - Sampson Birdinground, Jr. (WWII)
- File 61 - Woodrow H. Plainfeather (Vietnam)
- File 62 - Charles E. DeCrane (WWII)
- File 63 - Gordon W. Plainbull (1953-1956)
- File 64 - Harry O. Moccasin Top (1972-1974)
- File 65 - Kenneth Yellowtail (WWII)
- File 66 - Glenn Fitzler (1945-1947)
- File 67 - Cleo Medicine Horse (WWII)
Series Two
This series contains audio recordings of oral history interviews conducted on audio and video cassettes as part of the Crow Indian Veterans Project.
- Box 3
- Tape 1 - William Medicine Tail
- Tape 2 - Frank Backbone
- Tape 3 - Fred Turns Back
- Tape 4 - Michael Fitzpatrick, Sr.
- Tape 5 - Isaac Shane
- Tape 6 - George Pease
- Tape 7 - David Stewart
- Tape 8 - John Bulltail
- Tape 9 - Charles Brown, Jr.
- Tape 10 - Barney Old Coyote, Jr.
- Tape 11 - Hubert Dawes, Sr.
- Tape 12 - John W. Pease, Sr.
- Tape 13 - Frank Iron, Sr.
- Tape 14 - Gilbert W. Scott
- Box 4
- Tape 15 - Christine Stops Hill
- Tape 16 - Ellis “Rabbit” Knows His Gun
- Tape 17 - Frederick V. Lefthand
- Tape 18 - Leroy White
- Tape 19 - William Gros Ventre
- Tape 20 - John P. Other Medicine
- Tape 21 - William C. Stewart
- Tape 22 - Cedric J. Walks Over the Ice
- Tape 23 - Kenneth P. Brien
- Tape 24 - Alvin “Emil” Little Light
- Tape 25 - William P. Gardner
- Tape 26 - John Hill, Sr.
- Tape 27 - Joseph H. Rawlins
- Tape 28 - Calvin C. Jefferson, Jr.
- Tape 29 - Dallas M Dust, Sr.
- Tape 30 - Arthur C. Alden
- Tape 31 - Wesley Crooked Arm
- Tape 32 - Leon Pretty Weasel
- Tape 33 - Lloyd “Mickey” Old Coyote
- Tape 34 - Isaac L. Birdinground
- Box 5
- Tape 35 - David Yarlott, Sr.
- Tape 36 - Charles Brown, Jr. (video recording)