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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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