Cheyenne Tribe

Location

• Great Plain
• Montana
• Oklahoma

Daily Life

• Men- hunters, warriors, and chief
• Women- in charge of the hom
• Children- play, school, help around the hous

Housing

• Lived in teepee
• Built like a tent, easy to set up and take down quickly..
• Moved frequently to follow the buffalo herd
• used buffalo hide to cover teepee
• Women always built the hous

Food

• Ate maize, squash, beans, fruits, berries, deer, some fish,and much buffalo
• Men hunted deer and buffalo
• They were farmers... grew fruits and berries
• Men occasionaly went fishing

Beliefs and Traditions

• Mateo- name means "Great One", known as the creator(God)
• Had many other gods

Transportation

• Used a type of dog sled called a Travois
• When traveling by river, they used a type of raft

Tribe Defenders

• Cheyenne Dog Soldiers
• They were the tribe defenders
• Dressed in a Dog type mask and used weapons to scare away the enemy

Clothing

• Used buffalo hide for clothing and blankets

Deseases

• After going to southern reservation, 2/3 of their population were sick with malaria in less than two months

Allies

• Arapaho tribe
• They often shared land and territory