Northern Cheyenne

Chey·enne¹ (sh

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n. pl. Cheyenne or Chey·ennes

a. A Native American people, divided after 1832 into the Northern and Southern Cheyenne, inhabiting respectively southeast Montana and southern Colorado, with present-day populations in Montana and Oklahoma. The Cheyenne became nomadic buffalo hunters after migrating to the Great Plains in the 18th century and figured prominently in the resistance by Plains Indians to white encroachment.

b. A member of this people.

2. The Algonquian language of the Cheyenne.

[Canadian French, from Dakota ahíyela.]

Chey·enne adj.

Chey·enne² (sh

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The capital of Wyoming, in the southeast part of the state near the Nebraska and Colorado borders. It was founded in 1867 as a division point for the Union Pacific Railroad. Population: 55,300.

Cheyenne¹

1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -enne, -ennes a member of a North American Indian people of the western Plains, now living chiefly in Montana and Oklahoma

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

[via Canadian French from Dakota Shaiyena, from shaia to speak incoherently, from sha red + ya to speak]

Cheyenne²

(Placename) a city in SE Wyoming, capital of the state. Pop.: 50 008 (1990)

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Noun	1.	Cheyenne - the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state capital of Wyoming Equality State, WY, Wyoming - a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
	2.	Cheyenne - the Algonquian language spoken by the Cheyenne Algonquian language, Algonquin, Algonquian - family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains
	3.	Cheyenne - a member of a North American Indian people living on the western plains (now living in Oklahoma and Montana) Algonquian, Algonquin - a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast Buffalo Indian, Plains Indian - a member of one of the tribes of American Indians who lived a nomadic life following the buffalo in the Great Plains of North America

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Algonquian Algonquian language Algonquin Battle of Little Bighorn Battle of the Little Bighorn Belle Fourche Buffalo Indian capital of Wyoming Casper Cheyenne River Cheyennes Custer Custer's Last Stand Equality State language Laramie Little Bighorn Little Bighorn River Montana	Nearby hovered, two more crews from the Northern Cheyenne and Fort Belknap Indian reservations of Montana. FROM BIG SKY COUNTRY TO BIG CITY INDIAN CREWS FROM MONTANA AID IN ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) Some famous names are included among the artisans, such as Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Northern Cheyenne resident of Colorado and former U. Masters of Contemporary Indian Jewelry by Lorraine, Nancy / MBR Bookwatch This pair (Photo 1) of moccasins identified as Northern Cheyenne and circa 1880s is described by the Bata Shoe Museum as being, Pair of native tanned and smoked skin hard soled shoes. Cheyenne moccasins with Thunderbird designs: Part 2 by Kostelnik, Michael / Whispering Wind	northeast by north Northeast Passage northeaster northeasterly northeastern northeastern United States northeastward northeastwardly northeastwards norther Northerliness northerly northern Northern Alliance Northern Baptist Northern Baptist Convention northern barramundi Northern bedstraw northern beech fern Northern blot analysis northern bobwhite northern bog lemming Northern Cape northern cardinal northern casque-headed frog Northern Cheyenne northern cricket frog Northern Cross Northern Crown Northern dewberry Northern diver northern dune tansy Northern Dvina northern Europe northern flying squirrel northern harrier Northern Hemisphere northern holly fern Northern Ireland Northern Irish Northern Isles northern Jacob's ladder Northern Kingdom northern lights Northern lobster northern mammoth Northern Mariana Islands Northern Marianas Northern muscadine northern node northern oak fern	Northern Catalpa Northern Caucasus Northern Caucasus Culture Northern Caucasus Economic Region Northern Caucasus Higher School Scientific Center SKNTs Northern Caucasus Meat and Wool Sheep Northern Caucasus Operation of 1920 Northern Caucasus Railroad Northern Caucasus Soviet Republic Northern Caucasus Swine Northern Caucasus Turkey Northern cavefish Northern Central Rail Trail Northern Central Railroad Northern Central Railroad Trail Northern Centre for Advanced Technology Inc. Northern Centre for Digital Imaging Northern Centre for Healthcare Improvement Northern Centre for Mental Health Northern cereal mosaic virus Northern Championship Wrestling Northern Chautauqua Amateur Radio Club Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation Northern Chester County Technical School Northern Cheyenne Northern Cheyenne Social Preservation Project Northern Child Health Network Northern Christian Fellowship Northern Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association Northern cisco Northern Clay Center Northern Clinical Training Network Northern Coastal Plain Northern Coastal Plain Northern Cochise Community Hospital Northern Cockchafer Northern Cockchafer Northern Cod Adjustment and Recovery Program Northern Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing Program Northern College of Further Education Northern College of Therapeutic Hypnosis Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Northern Coloradans for Immigration Reduction Northern Colorado AIDS Project Northern Colorado Amateur Radio Club Northern Colorado Anesthesia Professionals LLP Northern Colorado Athletic Fund Northern Colorado Bed and Breakfasts

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Battle of the Little Bighorn
Belle Fourche
Buffalo Indian
capital of Wyoming
Casper
Cheyenne River
Cheyennes
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Nearby hovered, two more crews from the Northern Cheyenne and Fort Belknap Indian reservations of Montana.

FROM BIG SKY COUNTRY TO BIG CITY INDIAN CREWS FROM MONTANA AID IN ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

Some famous names are included among the artisans, such as Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Northern Cheyenne resident of Colorado and former U.

Masters of Contemporary Indian Jewelry by Lorraine, Nancy / MBR Bookwatch

This pair (Photo 1) of moccasins identified as Northern Cheyenne and circa 1880s is described by the Bata Shoe Museum as being, Pair of native tanned and smoked skin hard soled shoes.

Cheyenne moccasins with Thunderbird designs: Part 2 by Kostelnik, Michael / Whispering Wind

northeastern United States