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The [http://indiannations.visitmt.com/northerncheyenne.shtm Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation] is a federally-recognized reservation, located in southeastern Montana. | The [http://indiannations.visitmt.com/northerncheyenne.shtm Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation] is a federally-recognized reservation, located in southeastern Montana. | ||
:Established -- 1884 | :Established -- 26 November 1884 | ||
:Agency (BIA) -- Northern Cheyenne Indian Agency, located at Lame Deer | :Agency (BIA) -- Northern Cheyenne Indian Agency (formerly known as the Tongue River Agency), located at Lame Deer | ||
:Principal tribe -- Northern Cheyenne | :Principal tribe -- Northern Cheyenne | ||
:Population -- | :Population -- 531 (2000 census)<ref>Census 2000 Tribal Entity Counts for American Indian Reservations and Off-Reservation Trust Lands. U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tallies/tallyair.html Available online]. {Note: This census figure only accounts for tribal members living on the reservation or trust lands. Other enrolled tribal members may live off-reservation.)</ref><br> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The Northern Cheyenne Reservation was established by Executive orders, Nov. 26, 1884, and Mar. 19 1900; and an act of Mar. 3, 1903. | The Northern Cheyenne Reservation was established by Executive orders, Nov. 26, 1884, and Mar. 19 1900; and an act of Mar. 3, 1903. | ||
Its area in 1908 was 489,500 acres<ref>"Montana Indian Reservations," Handbook of Indians North of Mexico, by Frederick Webb Hodge [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/reservations/montanarez.htm Available online.]</ref>. | Its area in 1908 was 489,500 acres<ref>"Montana Indian Reservations," Handbook of Indians North of Mexico, by Frederick Webb Hodge [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/reservations/montanarez.htm Available online.]</ref>. | ||
== Records == | == Records == | ||
Many of the records of individual Indians living on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation were kept by the [[Northern Cheyenne Indian Agency (Montana)|Northern Cheyenne Agency]] of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Lame Deer. Others are kept by the Tribal Office. | Many of the records of individual Indians living on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation were kept by the [[Northern Cheyenne Indian Agency (Montana)|Northern Cheyenne Agency]] (formerly known as the [[Tongue_River_Indian_Agency_(Montana)|Tongue River Agency]]) of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Lame Deer. Others are kept by the Tribal Office. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||