Cheyenne
Capital near Laramie
Cheyenne refers to a Native American people originally from the Great Plains, or their Algonquian language.
The Cheyenne were among the most prominent horse-mounted buffalo-hunting cultures of the 19th century.
Cheyenne is also the capital city of Wyoming, named for the tribe.
The Cheyenne and Arapaho formed a close alliance.
Native Plains nation
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
- Little Bighorn1876 Montana battle site
- nomadicWithout fixed residence
buffalo hunting · warrior society · Morning Star · bison · teepee · Oklahoma
Cowboy State
- capitalWealth used for investment
- Frontier DaysHeritage event honoring settlers
- rodeoCowboy skills competition
- High PlainsSemi-arid western American tableland
Union Pacific · Denver · prairie · railroad · cattle · ranching · downtown · municipality
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
- moccasinsSoft leather slip-ons
- tipiConical hide dwelling
eagle feather · sacred pipe · vision quest · medicine wheel · drumming · elders · storytelling · smudging
North American language family
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- verbsWords expressing actions
- conjugationVerb form variation system
vocabulary · grammar · dialects · endangered · revitalization · immersion · speakers · oral tradition
Aerospace warning command
- vehicleMeans of transport
- automobileSelf-propelled passenger conveyance
- Jeep Grand CherokeeAmerican midsize SUV model
- militaryArmed forces collectively
Arapaho
Native Plains nation
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
- Little Bighorn1876 Montana battle site
nomadic · buffalo hunting · warrior society · Morning Star · bison · teepee · Oklahoma
Wyoming
Cowboy State
- capitalWealth used for investment
- Frontier DaysHeritage event honoring settlers
- rodeoCowboy skills competition
High Plains · Union Pacific · Denver · prairie · railroad · cattle · ranching · downtown · municipality · population
powwow
Ceremonial tribal gathering
tipi · eagle feather · sacred pipe · vision quest · medicine wheel · drumming · elders · storytelling · smudging · quillwork
Algonquian
North American language family
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- verbsWords expressing actions
conjugation · vocabulary · grammar · dialects · endangered · revitalization · immersion · speakers · oral tradition · pronunciation
NORAD
Aerospace warning command
- vehicleMeans of transport
- automobileSelf-propelled passenger conveyance
- Jeep Grand CherokeeAmerican midsize SUV model
military · geographic · brand · place names
- Colorado TribesUte, Arapaho, Capote
- Native TribesApache, Cherokee, Comanche, Navajo, Sioux
- Plains TribesSioux, Lakota, Dakota, Arapaho, Blackfoot
- Westernscowboys, western, outlaws, sheriffs, western novels
- frontierfrontier, pioneer, pioneers, settlers, settler
- Indigenous NamesAlabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Chicago
CheyenneNew York City
America's largest city
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- Northern CheyenneGreat Plains indigenous nation