A Couple of Cheyenne Tribe Members
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The Cheyenne tribe were hunters and hunted buffalo. The Cheyennes were able to hunt buffalo better when horses were introduced to their farming society. The relationship between the Cheyenne tribe and neighboring tribes was that they were allies and got along with the Sioux and Arapaho tribes. The Cheyennes had a bloody battle with the white people at the Sand Creek massacre in 1864. The white settlers entered the Cheyenne land when the Gold Rush started in 1858. This began the Indian wars between the whites and the Cheyenne. The major cultural differences that the Cheyennes have with the Americans is that the Americans and Cheyennes spoke different languages so it was difficult to communicate. The most famous members of the Cheyennes was the Cheyenne leaders led by Chief Morning Star and Little Wolf who led a resistance against white settlers. The battles with the American Forces forced the Cheyenne tribe to move onto a reservation in 1878 and the Bureau of Indian Fairs began a 30-year suppression of the Northern Cheyenne Sun Dance in 1889. The conflict between the Cheyennes and Americans ended in the 1880’s when they were either killed or forced onto reservations.
The Cheyenne tribe were a powerful tribe of the Great Plains who resisted the white settlement on Native Indian lands. The names of the most famous chiefs of the Cheyenne tribe included Dull Knife, Chief Roman Nose, Little Rock, Morning Star, and Black Kettle. The Americas kicked the Cheyennes out of their land and the Cheyennes had to find some new land. The Cheyenne nation was split in half by American relocation. The Northern Cheyenne tribe lives in Montana, and the Southern Cheyenne share a tribe with their allies the Southern Arapaho. As of late 2014, there are approximately 10,840 members.
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