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.
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
1877: Moved to Indian Territory
1884: New reservation established near the Black Hills
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