Meaning of Apsáalooke | Babel Free

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the Crow tribe

plural, plural-only

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“The Apsáalooke were not alone in their struggle. They maintained alliances, though not always secure, with the Hidatsa, the Nez Percé, the Salish, and the Shoshoni. In 1805 more than one hundred Shoshoni traveled with the Apsáalooke for much of the year.”

“In the Field Museum’s new exhibition “Apsáalooke Women and Warriors,” the story of one Native American people, more widely known as the Crow of the northwest plains, is told by members of the community. And it includes not just objects from the Apsáalooke (ahp-SAH-luh-guh) past and pictures of the departed but also the work of living artists and photos of living people, a reminder that the Crow people aren’t relics of history but part of a continuing story.”

“If art preserves the culture of the Apsáalooke people, then Apsáalooke women are the keepers of that culture, cultivating it to reflect the modern day.”

“Red Star has gone on to produce a stunning archive of photography, textiles and mixed media installations exploring themes of Apsáalooke history, the indigenous roots of feminism and contemporary life on the reservation. Her work has become a fixture inside America’s most prestigious art museums, rarified space for any artist, let alone a female Native American artist.”

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