1. By: Sydney Holt http://www.old-picture.com/indians/Cheyenne-Indian-Chief.htm

2. HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY HOMES DRESSFOOD CUSTOMS & RELIGION INTERESTING FACTS CREDITS

3. The Cheyenne Indians were victims of smallpox and other European diseases they have brought with them. The Cheyenne diseases killed 150 Cheyenne Indians. In the 1800’s the Cheyenne Indians split into two groups; North Cheyenne and South Cheyenne. In the Little Big Horn Fight the Cheyenne and Sioux fought as one and killed over 200 U.S. troops, the Europeans won eventually. Then the Europeans pushed the Cheyenne Indians off their land. The Cheyenne Indians lived in the Eastern United States near Lake Superior. MAIN MENUMORE History & Geography http://www.yippy.com/

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5. The Cheyenne lived in Montana, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Wyoming. Sometimes Cheyenne Indians had to move, so that is a reason they lived all over. Since, the Cheyenne were hunters they had tepees which where made of buffalo and wooden poles. The Cheyenne often painted their tepees with bright colors. The Cheyenne also lived in earth lodges and sometimes they lived in cities or villages. MAIN MENU INSERT PICTURE HERE http://www.yippy.com/

6. The Cheyenne often dressed in buffalo skin, but they also wore deer and antelope. For moccasins and some parts of clothes they used dried hides. MAIN MENU http://www.yippy.com/ INSERT PICTURE HERE

7. The Cheyenne Indians ate buffalo, antelope, wild sheep, deer, and elk. The next three listed things are food and medicine; berries, roots, and seeds. The females went and got those three things. The males were the farmers and hunters. They hunted all the animals I have listed, and squirrel and rabbit. The males grew, corn, beans, squash, and turnips. The Cheyennes farmed on what we know today as Minnesota. MAIN MENU http://www.askkid http://web.pccs.k12.mi.us/fiegel/images/My%20Pictures/buffalohunt.jpg

8. Some religions and customs of the Cheyenne are powwows, many, many gods and spirits. The Cheyennes have two main gods, Heammwihio, the wise one above, Ahktunowwihio, the wise on below. The Cheyenne are scared of underwater spirits and ghosts making noises around the camp. They also, have ceremonies for the good gods which the priests held. One of the gods are Thunderbird who brought summer rains. Sometimes all ten camps gather together for ceremonies. The Cheyenne had four sacred arrows and a sacred buffalo hat which had the skin and hair. MAIN MENU PIChttp://wzus.askkids.com/r?t=a&d=us &s=k&c=akdi&ti=1&ai=30753&l=dir&o= 0&sv=0a5c404c&ip=46e36b79&u=http%3 A%2F%2Fwarriors.warren.k12.il.us%2Fdma nn%2Fcheyenne.htmlT

9. MAIN MENU Did you that the Cheyenne were one of the first Indians to discover horses? Well, they were! The Spanish people brought the here. The Cheyenne military society includes, Bowstring, Dog, Elk, Fox, and Shield. The societies had four leaders. The Cheyenne actually had jobs! They were, firefighters, security guards, and at family casinos. For a male to marry a female he had to have a relative talk to the family of his love. The Cheyenne called themselves Tsisiststas means “The people” or “Beautiful”. The name Cheyenne is a mistake, really it is a Sioux word for Cree. http://www.yippy.com /

10. Bonvillan, Nancy. The Cheyennes. Conneticut: The Mill Book Press, 1996. Print. Clark, C B. “Cheyenne Indians.” World Book Online. 2010. world book online. Web. 10 Nov. 2010.. Fradi, Dennis B. The Cheyenne. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1988. Print. Lassieur, Allison. The Cheyenne. Mankanto, Minnesota: Brigestne Books, 2001. Print. Lodge, Salley. The Cheyenne. Vero beach,Californis: Roake publication, Inc., 1990. Print. “Native Languages of the Americans:Cheyenne.” native- languages.org/‌. native languages of American website, 2009. Web. 12 Nov. 2010.. MAIN MENU