Arapahos
Plains indigenous people
Arapahos is a plural of Arapaho, a member of a Native American people originally inhabiting the Great Plains, particularly present-day Colorado and Wyoming.
The Arapaho were closely allied with the Cheyenne and are now based primarily in Wyoming and Oklahoma.
The term also refers to their Algonquian language.
North American language family
- language preservationMaintaining endangered native tongues
- sweat lodgeHeated structure for ritual purification
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
- quillworkEmbroidery with porcupine spines
regalia · moccasins · tipi · winter counts · storytelling · oral tradition · elders · ceremonies
Great Basin indigenous people
- LanderWyoming municipality or surname
- RivertonWyoming town name
- tribal councilIndigenous community's ruling body
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
sovereignty · casino · powwow · buffalo · tipi · treaty rights · land claims · sacred sites
Northeast English market town
- CantonSwiss administrative district
- Indian TerritoryFederal land for displaced tribes
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
- relocationPermanent change of residence
reservation · assimilation · boarding schools · tribal governance · federal recognition · sovereignty
Formal union of parties
- intermarriageWedding between different groups
- tradeExchange of commodities
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
warfare · buffalo hunting · cultural exchange · treaty negotiations · mutual defense · kinship ties
Movement to new territory
- Great LakesFive connected inland seas
- PlainsNamed flat regions
- nomadicWithout fixed residence
- buffalo huntersThose who pursue wild bovines
colonization · fur trade · explorers · gold rush · settlers · expansion · resistance · removal
Musical performing groups
- kinshipState of being related
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- eldersSenior community members
- chiefsTop-ranking leaders
council · community · family · marriage customs · child-rearing · naming ceremonies · gender roles · warrior societies
Algonquian
North American language family
- language preservationMaintaining endangered native tongues
- sweat lodgeHeated structure for ritual purification
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
quillwork · regalia · moccasins · tipi · winter counts · storytelling · oral tradition · elders · ceremonies · vision quest
Shoshone
Great Basin indigenous people
- LanderWyoming municipality or surname
- RivertonWyoming town name
- tribal councilIndigenous community's ruling body
allotment · sovereignty · casino · powwow · buffalo · tipi · treaty rights · land claims · sacred sites
Darlington
Northeast English market town
- CantonSwiss administrative district
- Indian TerritoryFederal land for displaced tribes
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
relocation · reservation · assimilation · boarding schools · tribal governance · federal recognition · sovereignty
alliance
Formal union of parties
- intermarriageWedding between different groups
- tradeExchange of commodities
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
coexistence · warfare · buffalo hunting · cultural exchange · treaty negotiations · mutual defense · kinship ties
migration
Movement to new territory
- Great LakesFive connected inland seas
- PlainsNamed flat regions
- nomadicWithout fixed residence
buffalo hunters · colonization · fur trade · explorers · gold rush · settlers · expansion · resistance · removal · assimilation
bands
Musical performing groups
chiefs · council · community · family · marriage customs · child-rearing · naming ceremonies · gender roles · warrior societies · women's societies