The Crow Fair was created in 1904 by an Indian government agent to bring the Crow Tribe of Indians into modern society. The early years of Crow Fair very similar to that of a County Fair. There contestants from best jam, butter, and household goods to woodcutting, cash prizes, and games.
However, the Crow Fair after being reunited by two seperate and distinct bands, the Crow Tribe of Indians began to hold the Crow Fair. The Crow Fair would have the traditional parade, which is not like other parades or when someone thinks of a parade.
The Crow, also called the Absaroka or Apsaalooke, are a tribe of Native Americans who historically lived in the Yellowstone river valley and now live on a reservation south of Billings, Montana, and the current chairman of the tribal council is Carl Venne.
The Crow language is a member of the Missouri Valley Siouan languages.
The Crow were a matrilineal (decent through the maternal line), matrilocal (husband moves in with wife's family), and matriarchal tribe (females obtaining high status, even chief).
Crow Agency, Montana is the Capital city of the Crow Nation, or Crow Tribe of Indians.
The town is the headquarters of the Crow Tribal Administration, Crow Tribal Courts, the Legislature of the Crow Nation, and Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The CrowFair is known as "The Teepee Capital of the World," by the fact that during celebration as many as 1,500 teepees are seen across the river valley of the Little Big Horn River.
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