GREAT PLAINS

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BECKY SABRINA
GREAT PLAINS
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• Early 1800s- Cheyenne split into two bands the
  southern near the Platte Rivers and the northern
  near Black Hills, South Dakota.
• The 1850s gold rush caused the Colorado War.
• In 1851 the Cheyenne territory was established in
  Colorado.
• November 27, 1868- Battle Of Washita River took
  place.
• They defeated Custer at the Little Big Horn.
• Chief Black Kettle tried to declare peace.

HISTORY
The Cheyenne tribal flag.
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CULTURAL FEATURES

• During our vacation, we met 10 bands of Cheyenne
  Indians. These bands live spread out across the
  Great Plains. Because we wanted to meet all the
  tribes, we traveled from Colorado to South
  Dakota.
• We found that all the tribes practiced Shamanism.
  In this, they dance and practice medicine. We
  found it very funny that they used our techniques
  of ecstasy to heighten the intensity of the
  ceremony.

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CULTURE CONT.

• One of the dances that they preformed for us was
  the Sun Dance. This was extremely interesting
  because they are one of the few tribes that
  present it in its most elaborate form. During the
  ceremony, the Cheyenne dance, sing, drum, have
  visions, and sometimes experiment with
  self-torture.
• As you know, most cultures have gods. The
  Cheyenne are no different, they recognize The
  Wise One Above and a God Beneath the Ground, four
  spirits that live at the points of the compass.

SUN DANCE
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CULTURE CONT.

• Like we do today, the Cheyenne value certain
  objects too. These objects include a sacred
  bundle, hats made from the skin and hair of
  buffalo, and four arrows, two for hunting and two
  for battle.

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The Great Plains and the Indian tribes that live
in that area.
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During the winter months the Cheyenne set up the
camp in a sheltered area near water. The rest of
the year they are nomadic and follow the buffalo.
We noticed that they used the buffalo for food,
clothes, tipi covers, and tools.
While traveling with them, we noticed all the
different types of clothing they wear. These
include moccasins, breechcloths, shirts, and one
piece dresses. However, in winter they wear
leggings and buffalo robes. One neat feature
about their summer wear is the fringe on their
clothing. We found that it comes in handy for
swatting the many prairie bugs and used as a
quick fix for lashing things together.
ENVIRONMENTAL
ADAPTATIONS
This is the tipi we spent our nights in.
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questions...
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QUESTION NUMERO UNO
What area are the Cheyenne from?
THE GREAT PLAINS
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QUESTION NUMERO DOS
List the valued objects of the Cheyenne.
A SACRED BUNDLE, HATS, AND FOUR ARROWS
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QUESTION NUMERO TRES
Which chief tried to declare peace?
CHIEF BLACK KETTLE
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QUESTION NUMERO CUATRO
What do the Cheyenne practice?
SHAMANISM
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QUESTION NUMERO CINCO
What is the most important animal to the Cheyenne?
THE BUFFALO
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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