Passin' through......

In Crow Killer it was claimed that the crazy woman was actually Hatchet Jacks wife. They fell out of the wagon train for some R&R, Jack left camp for some reason and the children were all slaughtered and the wife abused. Jack couldn't bear to face her ever again and became a mountain specializing in Indian payback. She went crazy and stayed near the site of the incident until she disappeared. Anyway that's the I remember it.
 
Crazy can also be derived from the Indian name of the place.


Stumbled across this:
Crazy Mountains Traditional Cultural Property District. An ethnographic study conducted by Walt Allen indicated the Crazy Mountains could be considered a traditional cultural property/landscape and that it represents a complex relationship between the Crow Tribe and the Crazy Mountains. The mountains are called Awaxaaippia meaning “high landscape that is jagged or rough and have a bad reputation or omen”. At least four prominent chiefs of the Crow Tribe fasted on the Crazy Mountains, and prophetic “dreams “received affected Crow National policies towards “American” government. Vision quest/fasting bed structures have been located on three prominent peaks within the Crazies and other sites have been found along the flanks of these high peaks that may be related to this traditional cultural practice. Continued consultation with the Crow elders have provided additional details to include in the draft nomination, and the Crow cultural committee will conducted the final review of the nomination before it is submitted to the Montana State Historic Preservation Office.
From: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd532973.pdf

Past consultation with the Crow Cultural Committee has provided a framework of Crow needs and concerns. Awaxaaippia (i.e., Crazy Mountains) is an important place to the Crow. However, it is a place the Crow do not go to routinely, and are generally directed to avoid because it is the home of the Big People. The Crow perspective is that it is a privilege to be able to go into the high country of the Crazy Mountains and that it should be done with respect. Respect to the natural resources and respect to the cultural traditions of the Crow (Cultural Committee consultation, April 30, 2004).
From: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5133823.pdf
 
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