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Joe Medicine Crow: The Last War Chief of the Crow Nation
TLDR Joe Medicine Crow, the last person to earn the title of War Chief in the Crow Nation, accomplished four acts of bravery in combat, including leading a war party, engaging in hand-to-hand combat with a German soldier, and stealing 50 thoroughbred race horses, before becoming a spokesperson for the Crow Nation and receiving numerous honors.
Timestamped Summary
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Joe Medicine Crow was the last person to earn the title of War Chief in the Crow Nation.
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Joseph Medicine Crow, born into a prestigious family in the Crow Nation, became the first member of the Crow Nation to earn a postgraduate degree and later served as a scout in the military.
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To become a Crow war chief, one must accomplish four acts of bravery in combat, including touching an enemy without killing them, taking an enemy's weapon, successfully leading a war party and returning alive, and stealing an enemy's horse.
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Joe, a Crow war chief, completed the first of his four tests by leading a small group of soldiers to assault a heavily fortified German bunker during World War II.
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Joe successfully led a war party and was awarded a bronze star for clearing a German bunker, but became separated from his unit in a German village and engaged in a hand-to-hand fight with a German soldier, eventually gaining the upper hand but allowing the soldier to run away after he called out for his mother, completing two more war chief requirements.
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Joe's unit stumbled upon a farm with 50 thoroughbred race horses, and Joe successfully snuck in before the attack to ride all 50 horses out of the corral and achieve the final requirement to become a crow war chief.
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Joe Medicine Crow became a spokesperson for the Crow Nation, a noted historian, author, and popular speaker on Crow history and culture, and received numerous honors, including honorary doctorate degrees, the Legion of Honor in France, and the Medal of Freedom, before passing away in 2016 at the age of 102.
