This is an album about the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Chief Plenty Coups role in the ceremony.
Chief Plenty Coups was a member of the Crow Tribe.
Apsáalooke
The people of the Crow Nation call themselves the Apsáalooke: Children of the Large Beaked Bird.
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A teacher could use this collection of newspaper articles about the honoring of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery by Chief Plenty Coups in 1921 in so many ways. For example, as I was practicing a few deep reading skills of my own, I realized that students could be given a focus of finding evidence of journalists' attitudes toward Native Americans right after World War I. Beyond that, however, I wanted to ask many more questions, which as usual made me think of the ways these articles might be used in the Question Formulation Technique.
Here are a few basic questions for starters:
- What was the nature of Indian service in the military in World War I?
- How was Chief Plenty Coups described in the articles?
- How did their military service impact the experiences of returning Native American soldiers?
- Did Native American soldiers share experiences similar to Black soldiers when they returned from overseas?
- Do the descendants of Chief Plenty Coups and Crow Nation soldiers honor their ancestors on Memorial Day? Veterans Day? Do they have local monuments to their service? If so, where?
- Are any Native Americans buried in the American military cemeteries of France? If so, how are they identified?
Obviously, I could go on and on! How would you use this collection assembled by 
Ruth Ferris
in your classroom?
Good question starters 
Mary Johnson
and lesson ideas!
Ruth Ferris
- Wonderful album collection. I got caught up reading your linked Chronicling America articles - as will students!
Cheryl Davis
Thank you. Chief Plenty Coups was an amazing man. As a young leader, he was part of the 1890 Crow Delegation that came to Washington DC. During that trip, he visited Mount Vernon, and when he returned he used Mount Vernon as inspiration and model for his own home. https://fwp.mt.gov/stateparks/chief-plenty-coups
Mount Vernon Chief Plenty Coups Chief Plenty Coos Social Studies/History
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