Cheyenne

How the Cheyenne chief may have looked

Bison, the animals the Cheyenne hunted for food

~Northern tribe lives in Montana ' Southern tribe lives in Oklahoma~They are both autonomous, whish means they have their own governmant, laws, police, ' services

Cheyenne Indians

How the Cheyenne would've looked

The Cheyenne began with the myth of the Maheo, also kown to be their "Great Spirit"They first lived in earhten lodges and birchbark wigwams, but when they became Nomadic they lived in tipis

Women wore long deerskin dress and men wore breechcloths with leather leggingsCrafts - quill embroidery, native beading, pipestone carving, and pottery

The reservation boundaries and Tribal headquarters of the Cheyenne tribe

Their closest allies were the Arapaho. They fought with different tribes, but also allied with them. They traded with tribes of the Great Plains

Tipis are the homes that the Cheyenne used when the became Nomadic

Most speak English today, or the "Cheyenne Language"

tools and weapons~ bows ' arrows, spears, war clubs, and hide shields

They originally farmed and harvested corn, squash, and beans, and hunted deer and buffalo, but when they became Nomadic they moved with the buffaloChildren liked to go hunting and fishing, but they also had dolls, toys, and games to play with. They enjoyed playing together, too as we do today

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