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John Pretty on Top Collection

Accession Number
022019981
Donor Name
John Pretty on Top
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 John Pretty on Top Collection, Little Big Horn College Archives, Crow Agency, MT 59022.

Physical Description

Linear Feet
1
Scope
1937-1994
Content
Agency (Crow) Correspondence, Crow Tribal Council Minutes, Photograph, Ballots Related to Two Crow Tribal Council Votes.

Provenance

The collection contains a variety of material that John Pretty on Top collected over a period of time. Prior to its arrival at the Little Big Horn College Archives, the collection resided with John Pretty on Top.

Historical Background

The John Pretty on Top Collection holds historical materials that details specific periods in Crow history. The correspondence, tribal council minutes, and per capita distributions illustrates the changing nature of tribal administration under the superintendency of Robert Yellowtail during the Indian New Deal. The ballots from the 1961 tribal council votes shows the beginnings of greater self-autonomy and independent economic development, despite their failures, of the Crow nation as the era self-determination overtook federal policies of the 1950s that focused on federal termination of a trust relationship.

Inventory

  1. Box 1
    1. Agency Correspondence, Crow, 1937
    2. Minutes, Crow Tribal Council Meetings, 1937
    3. Article, Salt Lake Tribune, “Remains of Crow Tribal Leader Returned Home”
    4. Material on the Creation of Life Sized Sculptures
    5. Photograph, John Pretty on Top
    6. Ballots, Crow Tribal Council Resolution titled “A Resolution Providing for the Social and Economic Development of the Crow Tribe,” December 8, 1961 (Resolution Failed)
    7. Ballots, Crow Tribal Council Resolution titled “A Resolution Providing for the Social and Economic Development of the Crow Tribe,” December 18, 1961 (Resolution Failed)
  2. Box 2
    • Per Capita Distribution Records, May 1, 1943, Oversized Microfilm Copies, Listed by Household Number