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Faculty and students at Little Big Horn College have been compiling Crow place names and the narratives associated with them in an ongoing project that began in 1996. Over five hundred names have been recorded. The majority are within historic Crow Territory but some are as far away as central Alberta, Utah, Oklahoma and Washington, D.C.
You can search the database by entering an Apsáalooke or English place name or by initial letter of Apsáalooke name or by State or Reservation District.
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Uhpássaache Bluff on north side of Yellowstone River at exit 352 of I-90. Location: Hardin to Bozeman district, MontanaEnglish literal translation: Points Upriver Bluff Uukashee Alóochia Alasáthe Area where camp of six Mexican trappers was found by the Crow, ca. 1850. Location: Hardin to Bozeman district, MontanaEnglish literal translation: Coulee Where The Mexicans Stopped Uuke Aashe Location: Other areas in the United States district, North DakotaEnglish literal translation: (White) Clay River English name: “White Earth River”Uuxaashkaate PN interview, TL file Location: Other areas in Montana district, MontanaEnglish literal translation: Deer Creek English name: “Teton River”Uuxalaaxua Trail along north side of Castle Rocks. Location: Pryor district, MontanaEnglish literal translation: Where Deer Hide Uuxalachko Location: Other areas in Montana district, MontanaEnglish literal translation: Limping Deer (Creek) English name: “Lame Deer Creek”Uuxhilíatte Area by Pompey's Pillar? Location: Other areas in Montana district, MontanaEnglish literal translation: Deer's Point English name: “Hill near Yellowstone River,”Uuxkaashe Aashe A tributary of Bark (Redwater) Creek, McCone Co. Location: Other areas in Montana district, MontanaEnglish literal translation: Antelope River English name: “Antelope River”Uwattisaash Annuussaao West bank of the Bighorn River, below Yellowtail Dam at Spotted Rabbit Crossing. Location: Big Horn district, MontanaEnglish literal translation: Where Big Metal Was Laid Down English name: “Big Metal's Grave”
