[Music] [Music] the Cheyenne are a Native American tribe who traditionally lived on the American Great Plains today they are divided into two groups the Northern Cheyenne which has a reservation in Montana and the southern Cheyenne which has a reservation in Oklahoma history before the Europeans arrived the Cheyenne were farmers in what is today Minnesota after they were introduced to the horse by the Europeans they migrated to the Great Plains and began to hunt Buffalo when settlers began to take over their land the Cheyenne signed treaties with the US government guaranteeing them land unfortunately the treaties were broken and more of the Cheyenne land was taken the Cheyenne allied with other tribes such as lilota and Arapaho to fight back but they eventually lost their land and were forced to move to reservations what kind of homes did the Cheyenne live in the early farming Cheyenne in Minnesota lived in permanent Earth lodges that they constructed using wood frames packed with Earth and grass the Cheyenne of the Great Plains lived in teepees made from Buffalo hides and wooden poles the teps were easily moved from place to place what language did they speak the Cheyenne speak their own unique language it is part of the alanin language group the Cheyenne alphabet has 14 letters what was their clothing like during the warmer months the Cheyenne wore clothing made from Deer skin the men wore breach cloths and the women wore long dresses during the cold winter months they would cover up with robes made from Buffalo hides what type of food did they eat the early Cheyenne farmed crops including corn beans and squash they also hunted small games such as rabbits and deer the Cheyenne of the Great Plains got most of their food from hunting Buffalo Cheyenne government the Cheyenne lived over a vast area of the Great Plains they were divided up into 10 bands the main governing body of the Cheyenne was the Council of 44 the council was made up of four Chiefs from each band plus four old man Chiefs each Chief generally held office for 10 years the Cheyenne also had military societies that helped to maintain order and led the Major hunts the most famous of these societies was the dog soldiers the dog soldiers played a major role in the Cheyenne resistance to the expansion of the United States into their land interesting facts about the Cheyenne tribe the Buffalo was a major part of the cheyen culture and way of life the Buffalo provided their food shelter and clothing each year the Cheyenne bands would come together for 4 days during the Spring to celebrate the Sundance ceremony the Cheyenne called thems Tas which means little hearted people the name Cheyenne likely comes from a sue Indian word that means people of a different language they fought in the famous Battle of Little Big Horn with Arapaho and Lakota against George kuster and the US Army they were closely allied with the Arapaho and friendly with the Lakota Sue tribe they were often enemies of the pony and the Crow [Music] tribe