Relationship With United States Government
Pretty Eagle, like many other Crow warriors, offered his services as an Indian scout for the United States Army. Pretty Eagle, along with famous chief Plenty Coups agreed that it was best to work with the invading U.S government rather then fight against their encroachment. The newly formed alliance between traditional Crow enemies the Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho nations factored heavily into the Crows decisions to help the U.S government. The Crow found themselves sandwiched between enemies on all sides and felt the U.S Army could offer them protection and would therefore also be one less enemy for them to defend themselves against. Pretty Eagle often accompanied other important Crow chiefs on their delegations to Washington D.C to discuss issues regarding Crow rights. In 1880 he accompanied the Crow delegation which met with president Rutherford B. Hayes to speak out against the sale of Crow reservation lands and the construction of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroads which had routes passing through the Crow Reservation. Pretty Eagle supported the grazing of cattle and growing of hay on Crow lands to sell to white farmers as a means of income and dependence after the bison herds disappeared.
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