The Last Great Chief
Plenty Coups was named Chief of the Mountain Crow at age 28. As a young man and chief, he was a fierce and well-respected warrior. He was thought to have between 50-100 feathers on his coup stick, each one representing an act of valor. Many times over, he had accomplished the four requirements for becoming a chief.
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