Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow
Joseph Medicine Crow was born on October 27, 1913 and turned 100 in October 2013. Joseph Medicine Crow-High Bird is a great Crow historian and author. His writings on Native American history and reservations are considered critical works. He is best known for his lectures and writings on the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Dr. Joseph Crow’s works include, his books have included Crow Migration Story, Medicine Crow, the Handbook of the Crow Indians Law and Treaties, Crow Indian Buffalo Jump Techniques, and From the Heart of Crow Country. He has authored a children’s book entitled Brave Wolf and the Thunderbird. “As a member of the Crow tribe, and as a professional researcher, I think I’m doing quite a nice job of telling the Crow Indian story in the proper ways”, he says.
Joseph is the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Légion d'honneur.
During World War II he became the last war chief of the Crow Tribe, and is as of 2013, the last living Plains Native American War Chief.