Cheyenne

1. Where do the Cheyenne Indians live? (Tell geographic region by looking at a map.) South Dakota, Wyoming ,Nebraska, Colorado, and Kansas Source: http://www.bigorrin.org/cheyenne_kids.htm

2. How was the Cheyenne Indian nation organized? (government) Now, each tribe has thier own goverment, laws, police, and services. They used to have a council of 44 chiefs, and they all had to agree on something before it was decided. Source: http://www.bigorrin.org/cheyenne_kids.htm

3. What were Cheyenne homes like? bark-covered wigwams then in earth lodges moved south, in the 1700's they lived in tipis Source: __A Dictionary of Native American Tribes__ by Evelyn Wolfson; p. 48.

4. What was Cheyenne clothing like? The Cheyenne men wore leggings, buckskin breechcloths, moccasins, and shirts. the women wore one-piece dresses and moccasins decorated with quills. THey had robes of buffalo skin in cold weather. Source:__A Dictionary of Native American Tribes__ by Evelyn Wolfson; p. 47

5. What was Cheyenne food like in the days before supermarkets? they ate the buffalo they hunted. Many groups ate squash, beans, corn, gathered wild rice and sunflower seeds. Source:__Mounds, Towns and Totems:__ by Robert Myron; p. 99

6. What were some Cheyenne weapons and artifacts? The Cheyenne used bows, arrows, war culb Source: http://www.bigorrin.org/cheyenne_kids.htm

7. What was Cheyenne religion? They believed in a lot of different gods. One was Wise One Above. Sun Dance Ritual Source: http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/nam/cheyen.html

8. What were some other interesting things about your tribe? made lots of stuff with porcupine quills, shirts and bags and boxes Source: http://www.native-languages.org/quillwork.htm