Arapahoe
Cheyenne ally historically
Arapahoe is a variant spelling of Arapaho, referring to a Native American people originally from the Great Plains region, or their Algonquian language.
The spelling with a final *e* appears in place names across Colorado, Wyoming, and other western states: Arapahoe County, Arapahoe Street.
The people themselves generally prefer Arapaho.
Pursuing large plains mammals
- nomadicWithout fixed residence
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
- horsebackAtop a steed
- warriorOne skilled in combat
Indigenous messianic religious movement
- sweat lodgeHeated structure for ritual purification
- vision questRite seeking supernatural guidance
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
quillwork · moccasins · regalia · powwow · hand game · ceremonies · spirituality · oral tradition
Mountain range in Wyoming
North American language family
- CheyennePlains tribe or state capital
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
federal recognition · tribal council · elders · enrollment · self-governance · Indian Territory · Oklahoma
North American language family
- endangered languageSpeech risking complete extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- immersion schoolSchool teaching only in target language
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
Colorado's capital city
- LittletonTown with diminutive name
- EnglewoodCity in Colorado
- AuroraName from Latin dawn
- LakewoodCommon American placename
Golden · Parker · Castle Rock · Westminster · Rocky Mountains
buffalo hunting
Pursuing large plains mammals
- nomadicWithout fixed residence
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
- horsebackAtop a steed
warrior · migration · Little Bighorn · Indian Wars · relocation
Ghost Dance
Indigenous messianic religious movement
- sweat lodgeHeated structure for ritual purification
- vision questRite seeking supernatural guidance
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
beadwork · quillwork · moccasins · regalia · powwow · hand game · ceremonies · spirituality · oral tradition · medicine man
Wind River
Mountain range in Wyoming
Algonquian
North American language family
- CheyennePlains tribe or state capital
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
sovereignty · federal recognition · tribal council · elders · enrollment · self-governance · Indian Territory · Oklahoma
Algonquian
North American language family
- endangered languageSpeech risking complete extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- immersion schoolSchool teaching only in target language
Denver
Colorado's capital city
Lakewood · Golden · Parker · Castle Rock · Westminster · Rocky Mountains
Arapahoewhite settlers
European territorial migrants
US Army · cavalry · U.S. Cavalry · European settlers · colonizers