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How did tha Lakota use coup sticks?
Coup sticks were confined to the Great Plains area where counting coup was considered an act of bravery. A coup could be counted by touching a living, fighting enemy with the hand, with a quirt (horse whip), with a bow or with a coup stick; stealing an enemy war horse was also considered a coup; among some tribes it was also a coup to be first to touch a dead enemy while his friends were trying to retrieve the corpse - in all cases there must be a significant risk involved, and importantly the coup must be witnessed by others who could confirm it.So coup sticks were not necessary for counting a coup, but many warriors did carry them. The Crows and the Blackfoot tribes used them perhaps more than any other tribes; among the Lakota, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Atsina, Sarsi, Assiniboin, Plains Cree and Plains Ojibwe they were carried less frequently by warriors who might use quirts or other objects instead.The Crow chief Plenty Coups recalled taking part in a fight against a war party of Pikuni Blackfoot who were protected by fallen trees; Plenty Coups sneaked up to their barricade, reached over and grabbed a coup stick belonging to one of the enemy, then struck him with it - this counted as a double coup, since he used the Blackfoot's own coup stick.See links below for images:
Who are the famous people in the Crow Indian Tribe?
Yes... Chief Plenty Coups
What acttion does a coup stick have?
A true "coup stick" was a simple thin, straight stick with feathers attached at the top end, used to strike an enemy (but not intended to wound or injure him). This counted one type of "coup" or war honour, its relative value being different among different Plains tribes.There were many different types of coups and the system for evaluating each one differed from tribe to tribe.Among the Crows coups included striking an uninjured enemy who was armed and capable of killing the Crow warrior, stealing an enemy horse from within a camp, taking away an enemy's gun, bow or other weapon and leading a successful war party. Completion of all four coups entitled the warrior to become a war chief and wear a shirt with four strips of beadwork.The Crow warrior Plenty Coups, before he became a chief, was once in a battle against Piegan Blackfoot warriors armed with guns who took refuge behind fallen trees (used as a kind of barricade). Plenty Coups carefully crawled right up to this barricade, reached across and took the coup stick belonging to an enemy warrior - then he was able to strike the Blackfoot with it. This coup counted double because it used the enemy's own coup stick.Some people call the tall, curved warrior society lances coup sticks, but this is incorrect.See link below for an image:
What has the author Plenty Coups written?
Plenty Coups has written: 'American: the life story of a great Indian, Plenty-Coups, Chief of the Crows' -- subject(s): Biography, Crow Indians
What is the verbal of There's always plenty of work to do in any small town?
There is always plenty of work to do in any small town.
How do you spell military coo?
It is Coup. As in coup d'etat.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_d'état
What is in a coup if nothing is in the coup?
nothing
How did the coup was stop?
how was the coup stop
What are the ratings and certificates for Coup pour coup - 1972?
Coup pour coup - 1972 is rated/received certificates of: Sweden:15
Coup in a sentence?
i coup the mathematic subject
How did the conchos Indians government work?
They hade a teeki chief and a peace chief!
How many syllables does the word coup d'etat have?
Coup d'etat has three syllables: coup-d'e-tat
