Iichiilikaashaashe

Iichiilikaashaashe, the Elk River, is the Apsaalooke name for the Yellowstone. From its mountain headwaters the river crosses Montana and flows toward the Missouri, passing through a landscape long important to Crow hunting and travel. The valley carries the river eastward from the mountains into the northern Plains, gathering tributaries along its course before it reaches the great Missouri.