a-ra-poo-ash

Updated: June 1, 2025

It is alleged, according to their tradition, that the Crows became a separate nation nearly two hundred years ago, because the tribe was becoming too numerous. In the early years of the century the head chief of the Crows was A-ra-poo-ash. The celebrated Jim Beckwourth had already become a leader among the Crows, and shortly after the death of A-ra-poo-ash was unanimously chosen in his place.

Henry Inman - The Great Salt Lake Trail