Cheyenne

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Indigenous people of the Great Plains Native American people

The Cheyenne are a Native American people of the Great Plains known for their nomadic horse culture, warrior societies, and significant role in 19th-century U.S. frontier history.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous people of the Great Plains → Native American people →
alliedWith	Arapaho → Lakota Sioux →
clanOrDivision	Northern Cheyenne → Southern Cheyenne →
continent	North America →
cultureType	Plains Indian culture →
currentPopulationCenter	Montana → Oklahoma →
ethnicGroupOf	United States →
federallyRecognizedTribe	Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes → Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation →
governingBody	Council of Forty-Four (traditional) →
historicalConflictWith	Crow → United States Army →
historicalEvent	Battle of the Little Bighorn → Northern Cheyenne Exodus → Sand Creek Massacre → Washita Massacre →
language	Cheyenne language →
languageFamily	Algonquian languages →
migratedTo	Great Plains →
notableLeader	Black Kettle → Dull Knife → Little Wolf → Morning Star (Dull Knife) → Roman Nose →
notableWarriorSociety	Dog Soldiers →
originalHomeland	Upper Mississippi River region →
religion	Christianity → Sun Dance ceremony → Traditional Cheyenne religion →
reservation	Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation (historic) → Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation →
sacredObject	Sacred Arrows → Sacred Buffalo Hat →
socialOrganization	Band society → Warrior societies →
subsistence	Bison hunting → Nomadic horse culture →
traditionalTerritory	Colorado → Kansas → Montana → Oklahoma → South Dakota NERFINISHED → Wyoming →
treaty	Medicine Lodge Treaty (1867) → Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851) → Treaty of Fort Wise (1861) →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Crow → Pawnee →	historicalEnemy
Colorado War →	belligerent
Native Americans →	hasSubgroup
Great Plains →	historicallyInhabitedBy
Sun Dance →	practicedBy