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== History == | == History == | ||
The Northern Cheyenne and the Southern Cheyenne, share their early history as the [[ | The Northern Cheyenne and the Southern Cheyenne, share their early history as the [[Cheyenne Indians|Cheyenne]] Tribe. The Cheyenne Tribe | ||
| 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 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 Cheyenne and other tribes land between the Platte and Arkansas Rivers, in what became Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, and western Kansas. | ||
*'''1859:''' | *'''1859:''' | ||
*'''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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