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Cheyenne Indians
The Cheyenne were Plains Indians that lived in the mid-west from Colorado into the Montana and Dakota areas.
415 Questions
What are the Cheyenne Indians main source of food?
The Cheyenne's main food source is buffalo berry's.
Which Native American's were the fiercest fighters?
This question asks for an opinion, and there will be as many opinions on the subject as there are people to give them. All Native Americans were fierce fighters, some tribes were renowned for their abilities to fight under certain conditions.
What did the cheyenne tribe do with there hair?
If you mean "what hairstyles did the Cheyenne have?", the answer is that hairstyles changed over time.
Women at first wore their hair braided with fringed rolls of deerskin attached; later the braids were folded up two or three times and tied behind the head. About 1830 women began to wear a braid each side, doubled up and fastened behind the ear. At all times some women chose to wear their hair long and loose (headbands were never a feature of Cheyenne women's hairstyles, until modern times when they began to fall in with the White American "Indian princess" fantasy).
Men had typically worn a roach (a red-dyed deer hair ornament attached to the head with a bone "roach spreader"); early on they had no scalplock. Then came the pompadour, a fashion for brushing up the frontal hair and smearing it with clay so it stood erect, or tied back with a leather strap, often with strings of shells at each side of the face and the back hair braided. Sometimes one side of the head was shaved, the long hair on the other side being braided. These braids were usually wrapped with otter fur.
A distinctive style of some Cheyenne warriors was to grow the frontal hair in a long fringe which would be stiffened, brushed up and allowed to fall to one side like a fan, the remaining hair being braided.
What are facts about the west region?
There is nothing even remotly interesting in the western region.
What is the name of the Cheyennes chief?
The Cheyennes
Dull Knife aka Morning star OR Black Kettle are the two more famous names.
The Cheyennes- Dog Soldiers
Porcupine Bear Or Tall Bull is who you would want to research.
What are some Sioux Indian artifacts?
cant remember
cant remember is actually not a good answer. They didnt actually make much inventions in their tribe life-except for the games they played and songs. But that is really not inventions.
What animals did the Cheyenne inaidiains huht?
Horses (Cheyenne mo'ehe-no'ha or domesticated elk) and dogs (hotame or hotameho) were the main animals kept by all Plains tribes. After contact with white people they sometimes used donkeys and mules (vo'ho'kohta and a'kee-vo'ha) but these would be rare.
Since there is a Cheyenne term for "my pet" (na-htotse), some small dogs and perhaps other animals such as foxes may have been kept as pets by children.
Why did the Cheyenne venture out from the Sand Creek Reservation to raid nearby settlements?
The Cheyenne were forced to venture out from the Sand Creek Reservation to raid nearby settlements because they were starving. They needs food and other supplies to survive and the land they were given was not large enough to support all of them.
What initiated the conflict between the Plains Indians and the American settlers?
There were many different reasons why there was conflict between the settlers and the government. First of all, and probably the most vital reason, was that both
What is Native American word for grandfather?
There is actually no such language as "Native American". There are more than 700 different Native American languages spoken in North and South America. You will have to be more specific. If you are not sure which language you are talking about, here is a partial list of the most common Native American languages in North America:
- Abnaki, Eastern
- Achumawi
- Afro-Seminole Creole
- Ahtena
- Alabama
- Aleut
- Alsea
- Angloromani
- Apache, Jicarilla
- Apache, Kiowa
- Apache, Lipan
- Apache, Mescalero-Chiricahua
- Apache, Western
- Arapaho
- Arikara
- Assiniboine
- Atakapa
- Atsugewi
- Barbareño
- Biloxi
- Blackfoot
- Caddo
- Cahuilla
- Carolina Algonquian
- Carolinian
- Catawba
- Cayuga
- Chamorro
- Chehalis, Lower
- Chehalis, Upper
- Cherokee
- Chetco
- Cheyenne
- Chickasaw
- Chimariko
- Chinook
- Chinook Wawa
- Chippewa
- Chitimacha
- Choctaw
- Chumash
- Clallam
- Cocopa
- Coeur d'Alene
- Columbia-Wenatchi
- Comanche
- Coos
- Coquille
- Cowlitz
- Cree, Plains
- Crow
- Cruzeño
- Cupeño
- Dakota
- Degexit'an
- Delaware
- Delaware, Pidgin
- Esselen
- Evenki
- Eyak
- Galice
- Gros Ventre
- Gwich'in
- Halkomelem
- Han
- Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai
- Hawai'i Creole English
- Hawai'i Pidgin Sign Language
- Hawaiian
- Hidatsa
- Ho-Chunk
- Holikachuk
- Hopi
- Hupa
- Ineseño
- Inupiaq
- Inupiatun, North Alaskan
- Inupiatun, Northwest Alaska
- Iowa-Oto
- Jemez
- Jingpho
- Kalapuya
- Kalispel-Pend D'oreille
- Kansa
- Karkin
- Karok
- Kashaya
- Kato
- Kawaiisu
- Keres, Eastern
- Keres, Western
- Kickapoo
- Kiowa
- Kitsai
- Klamath-Modoc
- Koasati
- Koyukon
- Kumiai
- Kuskokwim, Upper
- Kutenai
- Lakota
- Luiseño
- Lumbee
- Lushootseed
- Mahican
- Maidu, Northeast
- Maidu, Northwest
- Maidu, Valley
- Makah
- Malecite-Passamaquoddy
- Mandan
- Mattole
- Menominee
- Meskwaki
- Miami
- Michif
- Micmac
- Mikasuki
- Miwok, Bay
- Miwok, Central Sierra
- Miwok, Coast
- Miwok, Lake
- Miwok, Northern Sierra
- Miwok, Plains
- Miwok, Southern Sierra
- Mohave
- Mohawk
- Mohegan-Montauk-Narragansett
- Mokilese
- Molale
- Mono
- Muskogee
- Nanticoke
- Natchez
- Navajo
- Nawathinehena
- Nez Perce
- Nisenan
- Nooksack
- Nottoway
- Obispeño
- Ofo
- Ohlone, Northern
- Ohlone, Southern
- Okanagan
- Omaha-Ponca
- Oneida
- Onondaga
- Osage
- Ottawa
- Paiute, Northern
- Pawnee
- Piro
- Piscataway
- Plains Indian Sign Language
- Pomo, Central
- Pomo, Eastern
- Pomo, Northeastern
- Pomo, Northern
- Pomo, Southeastern
- Pomo, Southern
- Potawatomi
- Powhatan
- Purepecha
- Purisimeño
- Quapaw
- Quechan
- Quileute
- Quinault
- Salinan
- Salish, Southern Puget Sound
- Salish, Straits
- Sea Island Creole English
- Seneca
- Serrano
- Shasta
- Shawnee
- Shoshoni
- Siuslaw
- Skagit
- Snohomish
- Spanish
- Spokane
- Takelma
- Tanacross
- Tanaina
- Tanana, Lower
- Tanana, Upper
- Tenino
- Tewa
- Tillamook
- Timbisha
- Tiwa, Northern
- Tiwa, Southern
- Tlingit
- Tohono O'odham
- Tolowa
- Tonkawa
- Tsimshian
- Tübatulabal
- Tunica
- Tuscarora
- Tutelo
- Tututni
- Twana
- Umatilla
- Unami
- Ute-Southern Paiute
- Ventureño
- Wailaki
- Walla Walla
- Wampanoag
- Wappo
- Wasco-Wishram
- Washo
- Wichita
- Wintu
- Wiyot
- Wyandot
- Yakima
- Yaqui
- Yokuts
- Yuchi
- Yuki
- Yurok
- Zuni
What did native American use buffalo tongue for?
Buffalo tongues were used as fly swatters by the plains Indians.They would attach them to sticks then swat flies.
The Omaha American Indian musem has several examples of these. They were also hollowed out and used for baby shoes.Hope this has been of help
How many Cheyenne Indians are still alive?
At the time of first contact with white people there were around 3,500 Cheyennes (including the related Sutaio). They never came together as one large combined group but remained in small hunting bands until forced onto the reservations.
Today there are around 3,300 Northern Cheyenne in Montana and 8,000 Southern Cheyenne in Oklahoma. Intermarriage with other tribes makes exact counts difficult.
What was the Cheyenne's home like?
The Cheyenne (really two tribes: the Tsetsehesestahase and the So'taa'e) used only tipi-style lodges, called xamaa-vee'e or ordinary dwellings in Cheyenne.
Cheyenne tipis were rarely decorated, except for those of leaders and medicine men; a common style had the upper portion painted in a solid colour such as red, sometimes with figures of horses, warriors, hunters and buffalo running around the entire cover. Sometimes stripes were used, often just on one half of the cover.
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What did the mound builders eat?
The Mound Builders were Native Americans. They ate corn, beans, squash and what ever they found to hunt such as venison, squirrel, and fish.
How did the cheyenne Indians get their tribe name?
The word "Cheyenne" is Siouan in origin, and traditional Cheyennes prefer the term "Tsistsistas." As a tribal nation, the Cheyennes were formed from several allied bands that amalgamated around the Black Hills in the early eighteenth century to become one of the most visible Plains Indian tribes in American history.
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Why did the Cheyenne live in lodges and tepees?
For tribes who migrated with the seasons, teepees were an adaptation to the need to be able to travel lightly and reestablish themselves quickly. These folded up and were easily moved. Also, the shape enabled them to have a chimney for smoke to escape.
ANSWER:
Not all Native American's lived in tipis (the correct spelling). Only the Plain's Natives lived in tipis, ie: Lakota (also known as the Sioux), Crow, Cheyenne, Blackfoot, among others. The tipi utilized little wood, which was very limited among the plains, was constructed mainly out of hides, and allowed the natives to ventilate smoke, keep out the rain, and create an updraft to cool the inside during the summer. The rest of Native Americans lived in permanent or seasonal dwellings.
What was the primary cause of death of Native American Indians under the Spanish?
The biggest threat to the Indigenous population was disease. Especially small pox. The second threat was colonization.
Who was the leader of the Wampanoag Indians?
There was no one leader, as the Algonquin people were made of many different tribes. Each tribe had their own leader, and this role was passed down to other male family members; in present time, it is voted on democratically.
The paramount leader or chief of an Algonquian Indian tribe is called a sagamore or sachem.
Two leaders of the Algonquian nations were.Tecumseh and Pontiac.
What is the religion of the Cheyenne Indians?
Today there is a variety of religious beliefs and expressions among the Cheyenne Indians including Christianity and the American Indian church, although Sacred Arrows (Mahuts) and the Medicine Hat (Isiwun) remain the most venerated sacred objects.
Some scientists think that Native Americans migrated from?
It is either Europe Aisa or Spain.
Edit:
Decades ago, it was believed and taught in schools that the aboriginal tribes came over the frozen Bering Strait between Russia and the United States. Later in the twentieth century, some scientists believed there was a coastal sea route from South America through North America which lead to the belief the Indians might be decendants of southern peoples. Still others have surmised that Indian tribes came over from Mongolia and Africa. Late in the twentieth century, pottery shards were found in the southwest United States that have been carbon dated to be 25,000 years old. Since the Ice age is about 18,000 year old only, it negates the Bering Strait theory.
In truth, no one really knows from where they emigrated or IF they emigrated. Most tribes have stories where their Peoples have been on this continent since memory. Meaning they have always been here.
When was Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation created?
Cheyenne River Indian Reservation was created in 1889.
Did cheyenne Indians play musical instruments?
LIke all Plains tribes the main instrument was the drum, which was made in two sizes: the small hand drum for use by one individual, and much larger drums beaten by four or more drummers (used mainly for dances and ceremonies).
Other instruments were used less often and for specific purposes. Whistles made of the wing bones of eagles were carried by some warriors in battle as a way of invoking protective eagle spirits; the same whistles were used by warriors undergoing the Sun Dance ritual.
Rattles of deer hooves were used by medicine men in healing ceremonies and other rituals.
Young men wanting to demonstrate their interest in a particular young woman were not allowed to simply approach her and speak to her directly; instead they made a kind of flute (sometimes called a buckskin flute or love flute), or obtained one from a medicine man known for his success in bringing luck in matters of love. The young man would play the flute outside the tipi of the young lady in the evenings and it was up to her father and the young lady if the young man was accepted as suitable - or simply ignored.
