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Guide Note:
The Cheyenne Tribe occupied the area known as the "Great Plains," from Colorado to South Dakota, until the mid-ninteenth century. The tribe is currently split into two groups - the "Northern Cheyenne" who occupy a reservation in Southeast Montana and the "Southern Cheyenne" who live in central Oklahoma. There are currently about 10,000 members of the tribe living in the United States. -
Fast Facts:
- Region: Great Plains
- Language: Cheyenne
- Nations: Masikota, Sutai, Tsitsistas
- Related Tribes: Algonquian
- Current Population: 10,000
- Fought in Battle of the Little Bighorn
Key Figures
- Morning Star: Chief of the Northern Cheyenne during the mid-19th Century, he allied his people with the Dakota Tribe to militarily oppose the U.S. Army in 1876.
- Black Kettle: Cheyenne Chief in the mid-19th Century, Black Kettle signed the Treaty of Fort Wise in 1861, agreeing to house his people at the Sand Creek Reservation. He was betrayed by the Colorado Cavalry, who slaughtered 163 Cheyenne at Sand Creek in November of 1864.
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell: U.S. Senator from Colorado from 1993 to 2005, he was, for a time, the only Native American serving in the Congress.
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Cheyenne Tribe Questions
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Cheyenne Timeline
- 1600-1700's: Migrated from Minnesota to North Dakota
- 1804: Visited by the Lewis and Clark Expedition
- 1851: Ft. Laramie Treaty
- 1859: Colorado Gold Rush
- 1864: Colorado War
- 1864: November, Sand Creek Massacre
- 1868: Battle of Washita River
- 1876: Battle of the Little Bighorn
- 1877: Moved to Indian Territory
- 1884: New reservation established near the Black Hills
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