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== History  ==
== History  ==


 The Northern Cheyenne and the Southern Cheyenne, share their early history as the [[Cheyenne_Indians|Cheyenne]] Tribe. The Cheyenne Tribe
 The Northern Cheyenne and the Southern Cheyenne, share their early history as the [[Cheyenne Indians|Cheyenne]] Tribe. The Cheyenne Tribe  


 In 1884 the Tongue River Reservation was established for the Northern Cheyenne.
Among the many tribes involved in the  Battle of the Little Big Horn the Northern Cheyenne helped  defeat General Custer's army.  


 The Tongue River Reservation, became home to the Northern Cheyenne in 1884.


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==== Brief Timeline  ====
==== Brief Timeline  ====


*'''1851:''' Treaty at Fort Laramie gave the&nbsp;Cheyenne and other tribes land between the Platte and Arkansas Rivers, in what became Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, and western Kansas.  
*'''1851:''' Treaty at Fort Laramie gave the&nbsp;Cheyenne and other tribes land between the Platte and Arkansas Rivers, in what became Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, and western Kansas.  
*'''1859:''' Colorado gold rush displaced the Indians from their promised lands
*'''1859:'''
*'''1876:''' Battle of the Little Big Horn took place on 25 June 1876
*'''1876:''' the '''Northern Cheyenne '''helped defeat General George Armstrong Custer's forces at the Little Bighorn
*'''1884:''' '''Northern Cheyenne '''granted a reservation lands in Montana
*'''1877:''' Cheyenne surrendered and were removed to the Southern Cheyenne Reservation in Indian Territory  
*'''1877:''' Cheyenne surrendered and were removed to the Southern Cheyenne Reservation in Indian Territory  
*'''1878:''' In the fall of 1878, part of the '''Northern Cheyenne '''were allowed to go back north.  
*'''1878:''' In the fall of 1878, part of the '''Northern Cheyenne '''were allowed to go back north.  
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