Cheyenne Nation

Linguistic group: Algonkian

Brief Timeline
1804: Lewis and Clark encountered the Cheyenne tribe near the Black Hills of South Dakota.

1860: Battles of Ash Hollow and Sand Creek

1876: the Northern Cheyenne helped defeat General George Armstron Custer's forces at the Little Bighorn

Reservations
Southern Cheyenne had settled in southern then moved to Oklahoma

Northern Cheyenne Indian Territory - Oklahoma

Currently there are Reservations in Oklahoma and Montana

Tribal Headquarters
Northern Cheyenne Tribe Box 128 Lame Deer, Montana 59043 Phone: (406) 477-6284 Fax: (406) 477-6210

Important Web Sites

 * History of the Cheyenne Indians
 * Official web site of the Northern Cheyenne Nation
 * Wikipedia article on the Cheyenne Nation