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Special Pages
Black Kettle ___The story of this great chief's life as a leader of his people. - Illustrated - From PBS - http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/blackkettle.htm
Cheyenne ___"The following excerpts from the journals
of Lewis and Clark and their men present a picture of the Cheyenne people as the
Anglo-Americans saw them. The modern reader must be careful to understand that
what these white men saw and recorded was not necessarily correct from the
Indian perspective." - Text only - From the National Park Service, United States
Department of the Interior -
http://www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/TheJourney/NativeAmericans/Cheyenne.htm
Cheyenne
___An overview of this people's history. _ Text only - From the book,
"The Southern Cheyenne", by Donald J. Buthering, University of Oklahoma Press,
Norman, OK -
http://icemaid.virtualave.net/cheyenne.html
Cheyenne __ "The Cheyenne Indians lived in the Great
Plains area, east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Mississippi River.
Today they are settled in Montana and Oklahoma." Learn about history, culture
and more. - From Minnesota State University -
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/northamerica/cheyenne.html
Cheyenne __ "In the days before white Europeans came
to North America, the Cheyenne, "people of strange speech," lived in the fertile
prairie and wooded hills along the banks of the Missouri and Red rivers." - From
TheWildWest.org -
http://www.thewildwest.org/native_american/society/Cheyenne.html
Cheyenne Chief Two Moons ___A photo of this man. - No
text - From Cheyenne Language _
http://www.geocities.com/cheyenne_language/twomoons.htm
Cheyenne Genealogy
Research __ Today the tribe is divided into two bands. The Southern
Cheyenne in Oklahoma and the Northern Cheyenne in Montana. Their research is
primarily with the Northern band but they do have information about various
families in the Southern band. Currently they have over 8,000 Cheyenne's in
their data set. This data set covers over two hundred years of Cheyenne
genealogy. - From Timothy D. Cook -
http://www.cheyenneancestors.com/
Cheyenne
Indians __ "The Cheyenne are north American Plains Indian people of
Algonkian stock who inhabited the regions around the Platte and Arkansas rivers
during the 19th century...Before 1700 the home of the Cheyenne was in central
Minnesota, where they farmed, hunted, gathered wild rice, and made pottery." -
illustrated - From Crystalinks -
http://www.crystalinks.com/cheyenne.html
The
Cheyenne Indians, Volume I, by George Bird Grinnell, published in 1923
__ You will find the whole volume here complete with photos. The pages are all
click-to-enlarge. A fascinating read. - illustrated - From The 1st Hand History
Foundation -
http://www.1st-hand-history.org/Cheyn1/album1.html
The
Cheyenne Indians, Vol 2 ___This is the second volume of the book
mentioned in the last review. - Illustrated - From George Bird Grinnell -
http://www.1st-hand-history.org/Cheyn2/album1.html
Cheyenne
Lands ___This history begins with the bare bones of the Cheyenne
creation story. - Illustrated - From Ethel Taylor -
http://rebelcherokee.labdiva.com/cheyenne.html
Cheyenne
Language and the Cheyenne Indian Tribe (Tsitsistas, Tsetsehestahese)
__ "Cheyenne is an Algonquian language spoken by about 1500 people in Montana
and central Oklahoma. It is related to Arapaho but has a much more complex
phonology, with vowel devoicing and tones. Some children are still learning
Cheyenne as a native language, but due to the small number of speakers there is
fear that the language may die out if effort is not put into revitalizing it." -
from Nativelanguages.org -
http://www.native-languages.org/cheyenne.htm
Cheyenne Language Web Site __ A good overview of the Cheyenne
Language including alphabet, pronunciation and more. - illustrated - From
Cheyenne Language Web Site -
http://www.geocities.com/cheyenne_language/index.htm
Cheyenne
Literature ___Following the links to several stories of Cheyenne
folklore you'll find a bit of tribal history. - Text only - From Glenn Welker -
http://www.indians.org/welker/cheyenne.htm
Cheyenne Names ___"Click on a link to see and hear
Cheyenne names." Most have an English translation and an audio file. (WAV
format) - Text only - From Cheyenne Translation Project -
http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/song/1147/names/names.htm
Cheyenne Picture Dictionary ___First choose a
category; then select the image to here its Cheyenne word. (WAV format) Topics
include birds, clothing and tools. - Illustrated - From the Cheyenne Language
Web Site -
http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/song/1147/cheypics.htm
Cheyenne Stories __ "Cheyennes have a rich oral literature.
Unfortunately, as the language experiences increasing attrition, some of the
stories will be lost unless they are preserved for future generations. We
encourage Cheyennes to record their parents and grandparents telling stories
which they heard, perhaps as children." -
http://www.geocities.com/cheyenne_language/stories.htm
Cheyenne Sweat Lodge __ "With the Cheyenne the sweat
bath is one of the most essential religious observances. Through its agency
their purified minds and bodies are brought in accord with the supernatural
powers. Even when it is employed in healing disease the thought is that the
power of the spirits, not the steam, will expel the sickness." Learn about the
ceremony and how it was conducted. - From The Curtis collection -
http://www.curtis-collection.com/cheyannesweatlodge.html
Chief
Black Kettle ___"Few biographical details are known about the
Southern Cheyenne chief Black Kettle," but what is known can be found here. -
Illustrated - From Don Wise -
http://home.earthlink.net/%7Edawise/bkettle.htm
Chief Dull Knife College
___Learn about this tribal college, located on the Northern Cheyenne
Reservation, in southeastern Montana. - Text only - From Chief Dull Knife
College - http://www.cdkc.edu/
Chief Little Wolf ___A photograph of this Cheyenne
chief. - No text - From Mike's PhotoGraphics -
http://webhome.idirect.com/~mikeha/namericans/littlewolf.html
Chief Wolf
Robe ___A brief history of the Cheyenne people is accompanied by a
photograph of Wolf Robe, who just might be the Native American whose image
appears on the U.S. Indian Head nickel. - Illustrated - From Glenn Welker -
http://www.indigenouspeople.net/wolfrobe.htm
Dull Knife
___"The life of Dull Knife, the Cheyenne, is a true hero tale.
Simple, child-like yet manful, and devoid of selfish aims, or love of gain, he
is a pattern for heroes of any race." this is his story as related by Ohiyesa
(Charles A. Eastman). - Text only - From Glenn Welker -
http://www.indians.org/welker/dullknif.htm
Dull Knife ___A photograph of the Northern Cheyenne
chief for whom a college is named. - No text - From Mike's PhotoGraphics -
http://webhome.idirect.com/~mikeha/namericans/dullknife.html
Ethnologue: Cheyenne ___Demographic information about the Cheyenne
language,. - text only From Ethnologue -
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=CHY
Facts For Kids: Cheyenne Indians (Cheyennes) ___Several questions and
their answers are presented here in simple, straightforward language. Links
within the text will take you to further information. - Text only - From Native
Americans for Kids -
http://www.geocities.com/bigorrin/cheyenne_kids.htm
The Flag of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Nation ___A description of the
Cheyenne
and their flag. - Illustrated - From Don Healy -
http://hometown.aol.com/Donh523/navapage/cheyarap.htm
The
Flag of the Northern Cheyenne ___Some tribal history and a
description of their flag. - Illustrated - From Don Healy -
http://users.aol.com/Donh523/navapage/nchey.htm
Genocide on the
Great Plains __ "On the morning of November 28, 1864, troops
commanded by Colonel John M. Chivington attacked a band of Plains Indians of the
Cheyenne tribe under Chief Black Kettle while the Indian village was camped on
Sand Creek in Colorado Territory. The camp was just outside a reservation
established in 1861 by the treaty of Fort Wise. Two months earlier on September
28, 1864, Black Kettle and White Antelope had met with Colorado Governor John
Evans and Colonel Chivington at Camp Weld near Denver to discuss peace. While no
formal peace arrangement had been made, the Indians had turned in their arms at
Fort Lyon, camping along Sand Creek." You can read the whole story here. - By
James Horsley -
http://www.dickshovel.com/was.html
Just
Speak Your Language ___What you'll read here is just as applicable to
any endangered language as it is to Cheyenne. However, in this instance, the
article's author is a member of the Cheyenne people and that's where his focus
lies. - Text only - From Richard Littlebear, Whole Earth Magazine -
http://www.wholeearthmag.com/ArticleBin/326.html
Man's Shirt ___Not a lot of text here, but the image
can be enlarged for a closer view. - Illustrated - From Detroit Institute of
Arts -
http://www.dia.org/collections/aonwc/nativeamericanart/1988.27.html
My Experience with the Cheyenne Indians ___"Address by
Henry C. Keeling, of Caldwell, Kansas, before the thirty fourth annual meeting
of the Kansas State Historical Society, December 7, 1909." - Illustrated - From
the Kansas State Historical Society -
http://digital.library.okstate.edu/Chronicles/v003/v003p059.html
Natchat Mailing List ___Origin of the Cheyenne and
their name. - Text only - From Eric Spotted Wolf -
http://bioc09.uthscsa.edu/natnet/archive/nc/9604/0190.html
Northern Cheyenne versus Southern Cheyenne: Two Different
Dialects? __ "Cheyenne speakers and non-Cheyenne researchers
sometimes refer to two dialects of Cheyenne, Northern Cheyenne (spoken in
Montana) and Southern Cheyenne (spoken in Oklahoma). Some people go even farther
and speak of the "Northern Cheyenne Language." Many Cheyennes speak of language
differences between Cheyenne spoken in Oklahoma and Montana. Some "Northerners",
for instance, say that you can spot a speaker from Oklahoma after listening to
just a few words of their speech." - From Cheyenne Language Web Site -
http://www.geocities.com/cheyenne_language/dialects.htm
Shield ___Some images and description of a Cheyenne
war shield. - Illustrated - From Detroit Institute of Arts -
http://www.dia.org/collections/aonwc/nativeamericanart/76.144.html
Tichkematse: A Cheyenne at the Smithsonian ___"A fascinating early
employee of the Smithsonian Institution was Tichkematse (Squint Eyes), a
Cheyenne Indian who worked for the institution in a variety of capacities
between 1879 and 1881." This is his story. - Illustrated - From National Museum
of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution -
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/squint_eyes/squint_eyes.htm
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