Red Crow National Historic Person
Stand Off, Alberta
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Address :
Junction of Highway 2, Highway 509 and Agriplex entrance road, Stand Off, Alberta
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1977-06-06
Life Date:
1830 to 1900
Other Name(s):
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Red Crow
(Designation Name)
Research Report Number:
1977-003
Importance:
Head Chief of the Blood tribe, signed Treaty Nº 7 in 1877
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Junction of Highway 2, Highway 509 and Agriplex entrance road, Stand Off, Alberta
Warrior and statesman, Red Crow became a head chief of the Blood tribe in 1870 and welcomed the Mounted Police in 1874. After initially boycotting negotiations he signed Treaty No. Seven on behalf of his tribe and chose the site of the Blood Reserve, the largest in Canada. In 1885, Red Crow's defiant rejection of the rebel cause prevented any sympathetic leaders of the Blackfoot Confederacy from joining the North West Rebellion. Throughout his career, his actions contributed significantly to the Bloods retaining their proud and independent spirit.