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Lewis and Clark encountered the Cheyenne for the first time
During the Lewis and Clark Expedition, they first saw the Cheyenne tribe, which they wrote about in their journal. -
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Little Wolf
Little Wolf was one of three Cheyenne tribal leaders. -
split of the North and South
The Southern Cheyenne tribes are enrolled in the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma while the Northern Tribes are enrolled in the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana. -
Treaty of Fort Laramie
A treaty between Cheyenne, Arapaho, Sioux Crow, Assiniboine, Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nations. This was set in place for territorial claims. -
Battle of Solomon Fork
The commander of Fort Leavenworth was trying to subdue the Cheyenne Indians. Colonel Sumner brought 500 men, while the Cheyenne had 300. -
Treaty of Fort Wise
This treaty was between six chiefs of the Southern Cheyenne tribe and four of the Southern Arapaho tribe. -
Sand Creek Massacre
US Army Colonel John Chivington attacked the village of Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes in Colorado territory. -
Great Sioux War of 1876
Lasting 18 months, this was the longest US Army-Indian War in history. There were 7 sub tribes, including Western Sioux, Teton, and Northern Cheyenne. 1876-1877 -
Battle of Little Bighorn
The Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes went against the 7th regiment of the US Cavalry. It was fought in central Montana, where Little Bighorn River is. Lasting 6/25/1876-6/26/1876 -
Battle of Wolf Mountain
This battle was during the great Sioux War, but was also when the Northern Cheyenne and Sioux surrendered -
Northern Cheyenne Exodus
Also known as the Cheyenne War, this happened when the US forgot that the Cheyenne was split into the North and the South. The North was forced to move into the South, which had some recoil. Northern Cheyenne went up against the US. Lasting from 1878-1879 -
Indian Reorganization Act
The Indian Reorganization Act approved the Cheyenne and also granted tribes land areas.
