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	Cheyenne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cheyenne language is part of the larger Algonquian language group, and is one of the few Plains Algonquian languages to have developed tonal characteristics.
		In the Indian Wars, the Cheyenne were the victims of the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864, in which the Colorado Militia killed 600 Cheyenne.
		The Cheyenne, along with the Lakota and Apache nations, were the last nations to be subdued and placed on reservations (the Seminole tribe of Florida was never subdued.).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cheyenne (1700 words)

	Cheyenne River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cheyenne River, highlighted in a map of the Missouri River watershed
		The Cheyenne River is a tributary of the Missouri River in the U.S. states of Wyoming and South Dakota.
		It is joined by Rapid Creek, passes Wasta and is joined by the Belle Fourche River in eastern Meade County, after which it flows ENE along the southern boundary of the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cheyenne_River (236 words)

	CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE community profile
		The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe lands were originally reduced to a reservation with defined boundaries by the U.S. Congress in the Act of March 2, 1889 which identified all the Lakota/Dakota reservations in what is known as the Great Sioux Settlement.
		The Cheyenne River is the southern boundary of the reservation.
		The Cheyenne River Reservation includes Highway 20 east and west on the northern boundary to a junction on east with Highway 12 on the Standing Rock Reservation, which runs north to south by the entire length of the reservation.
	www.mnisose.org /profiles/cheyenne.htm (2639 words)

	Cheyenne (people)
		The Cheyenne were farmers, hunters, and gatherers in central Minnesota, but were driven from the area by the Sioux and Ojibwa in the late 17th century.
		The Cheyenne practiced the sun dance, in which new braves "danced" for hours while suspended from a pole by skewers inserted beneath the chest muscles.
		In 1876 groups of Sioux and Cheyenne warriors were responsible for the defeat of General George Custer and his 300 troops in the Battle of Little Bighorn.
	www.angelfire.com /realm/shades/nativeamericans/cheyenne.htm (788 words)

	Constitution and By
		The jurisdiction of the Cheyenne River Reservation Sioux Tribe of Indians shall extend to the territory within the original confines of the diminished reservation boundaries, which are described by the act of March 2, 1889 (25 Stat.
		Provided: That the Cheyenne River Tribal Council shall have the power both to redistrict the reservation and its precincts and to reassign the number of councilmen to be elected from each district in proportion to the number of qualified voters residing therein, or on a population basis.
		Tribal office unless he shall be a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and shall have resided for a period of one year next preceding the election in the district of his candidacy, and he shall be over twenty-five (25) years of age.
	www.tribalresourcecenter.org /ccfolder/cheyenne_sioux_const.htm (5187 words)

	Cheyenne on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		CHEYENNE [Cheyenne], indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages).
		The Cheyenne abandoned their settlements in Minnesota in the 17th cent., leaving the region to the hostile Sioux and Ojibwa.
		George Custer destroyed (1868) Black Kettle's camp on the Washita River, and fighting between the whites and the Southern Cheyenne ended, except for an outbreak in 1874-75.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/c/cheyenne.asp (1175 words)

	Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe - Tribal Transportation - FHWA
		Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe is a federally recognized tribe located in South Dakota.
		The Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation is located in South Dakota and borders the Standing Rock Reservation on the north.
		The population of Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe is approximately 12,000 people according to the latest BIA labor force report.
	www.fhwa.dot.gov /hep/tribaltrans/cheyenneriver.htm (621 words)

	FEMA: Region VIII - Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, a rolling prairie split by washes, buttes, streams and rivers, is located in north-central South Dakota.
		Flooding: The yearly flooding of the Missouri River represents the biggest disaster threat for the Cheyenne River Sioux.
		Winter Storms: Cheyenne River faces the same threats as other parts of South Dakota, and experienced a very severe winter with record snowfall in 1996 and 1997.
	www.fema.gov /regions/viii/tribal/cheyenneriverbg.shtm (880 words)

	Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and Lakota Technologies, Inc.; your outsourcing means to data conversion and call center ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The Cheyenne River Sioux Indian reservation was originally a part of the Great Sioux Nation, which was set aside under the Treaty of 1868.
		Today the Cheyenne River Reservation is located in the two organized counties of Dewey and Ziebach, and is comprised of over 2.8 million acres, similar in size to the state of Connecticut.
		The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe is proud to have over 40 years experience in the ownership and operation of multiple businesses, ranging from telecommunications to service facilities such as a motel and grocery store.
	www.lakotatechnologies.com /CRST.shtml (747 words)

	Cheyenne Literature
		The Cheyenne lived in a valley next to a herd of buffalo.
		The Cheyenne played an important role in the defeat of Gen. George Custer and the 7th Cavalry at the Battle of the LITTLE BIGHORN (1876).
		The Cheyenne moved frequently: In South Dakota they lived along the Cheyenne River and in the Black Hills.
	www.indians.org /welker/cheyenne.htm (777 words)

	ATSDR - Health Consultation - Cheyenne River Basin Site, Pierre, South Dakota
		The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe asked the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to assess the public health impact of environmental contaminants detected in fish from the Cheyenne River Basin Site.
		An additional 39 fish were collected from the Moreau River, a reference area north of the Cheyenne River Basin and not subject to contamination from Whitewood Creek.
		The concentrations of mercury detected in fish from the Cheyenne River Basin were not significantly elevated as compared to a reference area (Moreau River).
	www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/cheyenne/chey_p1.html (848 words)

	American Indian Relief Council (AIRC) promotes strong, self-sufficient American Indian Communities
		About the Cheyenne River Sioux: The Siouan language family, including Lakota-Dakota-Nakota speakers, inhabited over 100 million acres in the upper Mississippi Region in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
		In 1889, the Cheyenne River Reservation was established.
		Cheyenne River on the map: Perkins, Dewey, and Zieback counties, South Dakota.
	www.airc.org /res_cheyenneriver.cfm?ep=8&ec=1 (301 words)

	sdsiouxcons
		The governing body of the Cheyenne Riverr Sioux Tribe shall consist of a council, known as the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Council.
		All enrolled members of the Cheyenne River Tribe, 21 years of age or over, who have maintained legal residence on the reservation for a period of one year immediately prior to any election shall have the right to vote.
		Tribal lands.-The unallotted lands of the Cheyenne River Reservation and all lands which may hereafter be acquired by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe or by the United States in trust for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe shall be held as tribal lands, and no part of such land shall be mortgaged or sold.
	thorpe.ou.edu /IRA/sdsiouxcons.html (5458 words)

	South Dakota Chapter - Cheyenne River Proposal
		The dominant feature in the southern portion is the Cheyenne River itself, providing scenic canoeing opportunities and sandbar habitat for such species as the piping plover.
		The plains topminnow and the endangered sturgeon chub may be present in the Cheyenne River.
		A number of common minerals and materials are found in Cheyenne River, including bentonite clay, Pierre shale, semi-precious gemstones and sand and gravel.
	southdakota.sierraclub.org /westriver/cheyenne_river.htm (743 words)

	Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Amendments Act of 2005
		S. To amend the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act to provide compensation to members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for damage resulting from the Oahe Dam and Reservoir Project, and for other purposes.
		To amend the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act to provide compensation to members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for damage resulting from the Oahe Dam and Reservoir Project, and for other purposes.
		This Act may be cited as the `Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Amendments Act of 2005'.
	www.theorator.com /bills109/s1535.html (967 words)

	Cheyenne, indigenous people of North America
		Gradually migrating W along the Cheyenne River and then south, they established earth-lodge villages and raised crops.
		The Cheyenne were generally friendly toward white settlers until the discovery of gold in Colorado (1858) brought a swarm of gold seekers into their lands.
		Cheyenne raids resulted in punitive expeditions by the U.S. army.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/society/A0811756.html (507 words)

	Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		In mid-November of 1996, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe encountered the first of soon to be many blizzards of this young, yet ferocious winter.
		In late November, the reservation had a second blizzard, which prompted the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe on December 4th, 1996 to declare by resolution, the reservation a disaster.
		On December 20th, due to lack of sufficient equipment on the part of the Bureau of Indian affairs, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe began to hire various contractors to remove snow from reservation communities, ranches, farms, roads, and streets.
	www.yvwiiusdinvnohii.net /news/barbara.htm (456 words)

	ICT [2005/04/22] Water supply critical for Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		EAGLE BUTTE, S.D - Water on the Cheyenne River Reservation and surrounding communities is at a critically low level, bringing tribal officials and county and community leaders together to find a solution.
		The intake pipe for the water system that is set in the Cheyenne River at its confluence with the Missouri River has been moved into deeper water once, but is now filling with silt.
		The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe has a boundary on the western shoreline of the Missouri River on what is now named Lake Oahe.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1096410799 (989 words)

	Cheyenne River -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Before 1700 the home of the Cheyenne was in central Minnesota, where they farmed, hunted, gathered wild rice, and made pottery.
		They later occupied a village of earth lodges on the Cheyenne River in North Dakota; it was probably...
		river rising on the eastern slopes of the Bighorn Mountains just west of Sheridan, Wyo., U.S., and flowing northeastward for 246 miles (396 km) to join the Yellowstone River at Miles City, Mont. From elevations of 8,000–10,000 feet (2,400–3,000 m), it drops to low, rugged mountains and badlands.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9319476 (764 words)

	TravelSD.com -- Great Sioux Nation -- Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		This land of sprawling prairies and abundant waters is home to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
		Items from both the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (located to the north) are showcased at the museum.
		Big Foot, who had settled on the Cheyenne River Reservation, was killed during the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre.
	www.travelsd.com /history/sioux/criver.asp (438 words)

	USD - Center for Disabilities - Reservation Clinics - Cheyenne River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The Cheyenne River Developmental Clinic is located on the Cheyenne River Reservation in north central South Dakota.
		The Cheyenne River Reservation is located in a remote area in north central South Dakota.
		An interagency network system has been created through existing services at Cheyenne River in order to create a comprehensive system of services for young children and their families on the Cheyenne River Reservation.
	www.usd.edu /cd/reservationclinics/cheyenneriver.cfm (531 words)

	Black-Footed Ferrets To Be Reintroduced on Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation
		The proposed ferret reintroduction is an essential part of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s Prairie Management Plan to restore and maintain native prairie ecosystems.
		"The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe supports the 10(j) rule because it is an essential element of recovering an endangered species and its ecosystem, in that it allows for compatibility between the recovery of the species and activities of local citizens," said Bourland.
		Historical records show that fl-footed ferret numbers on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation were declining in the 1950’s, with the last record of ferrets occurring in the early 1960’s.
	www.r6.fws.gov /PRESSREL/00-29.HTM (840 words)

	teencenter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The Cheyenne River Youth Project (CRYP) has been an essential part of the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation community since 1988, providing a safe, alcohol- and drug-free environment for children who might not have anywhere else to go.
		2,806,913.95 acres (similar to Connecticut) Ziebach and Dewey counties, which comprise the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation, are in the bottom 1% economically of the 3,142 counties in the United States, with Ziebach ranked as the 4th poorest in the nation according to the 2000 Census.
		Cheyenne River teenagers are excited about this project and community efforts to find a safe place for them.
	www.indianyouth.org /teencenter.html (729 words)

	The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Win Against Homestake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The Cheyenne River Sioux and the United States Federal government have successfully sued the Homestake Mining Company of California for polluting waterways in South Dakota.
		The lawsuit against the company was lodged in 1997 for dumping 100 million tons of mine tailings from the Lead Mine contaminated with cyanide and arsenic into Whitewood Creek, the Belle Fourche River, the Cheyenne River and the Missouri River for a 101 years.
		One-third of the US$4 million will go toward restoration projects on the Cheyenne River Sioux's reservation and the rest will be put into the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Fund to be used jointly by the United States and South Dakota for restoration.
	www.moles.org /ProjectUnderground/drillbits/4_11/2.html (473 words)

	Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Court of Appeals Opinions
		The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Court of Appeals consists of 3 appellate justices appointed by the Tribal Council of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
		It hears appeals from the Tribal Courts of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
		The current members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Court of Appeals include Frank Pommersheim, Chief Justice; Everett Dupris (Cheyenne River Sioux), Associate Justice; and Robert N. Clinton, Associate Justice.
	members.cox.net /indianlaw/crst.htm (215 words)

	Cheyenne River Community College, Dkt. No. 97-13-O
		Cheyenne River Community College (College) seeks a review of a decision by the Secretary not to include College among the 25 applicants selected in a competitive grant process for the award of a grant under the Indian Vocational Education Program.
		Upon receipt of the request for a hearing, the tribunal issued, as is its current practice, an Order Governing Proceedings which required, inter alia, College to submit, at a later date, a memorandum setting forth the errors and omissions by the panel members who rated its grant application.
		Based upon the foregoing, it is concluded that the request for a hearing by the Cheyenne River Community College was not submitted within the period prescribed by the regulations and, therefore, it is HEREBY ORDERED that its request for a hearing is dismissed with prejudice.
	www.ed-oha.org /cases/1997-13-o.html (1282 words)

	DENR Begins Major Water Quality Study of Upper Cheyenne River
		Because water quality data collected by DENR shows the upper Cheyenne River does not consistently meet state water quality standards, the federal Clean Water Act requires the state to conduct a watershed study called a total maximum daily load (TMDL) assessment.
		Another benefit of the study is it will document water quality in the upper Cheyenne River segment to better prepare the state to respond to any future coal bed methane discharges that may be permitted by the State of Wyoming.
		This will be no small study because the watershed of the upper Cheyenne River encompasses nearly 1.2 million acres and receives runoff from parts of Fall River, Custer, and Pennington counties.
	www.lake-link.com /news/headline.cfm?NewsHeadlinesID=253 (548 words)

	Reintroduction of Black-Footed Ferrets Proposed on Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation
		Under a plan developed by the Tribe, ferrets would be reintroduced into two large fl-tailed prairie dog colonies on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in Dewey and Ziebach counties.
		Black-footed ferrets are dependent upon large prairie dog colonies for food and shelter, and biologists believe the Cheyenne River colonies could potentially support up to 900 ferrets.
		"The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe supports the 10 (j) rule because it is an essential element of recovering an endangered species and its ecosystem in that it allows for compatibility between the recovery of the species and activities of local citizens," said Gregg J. Bourland, chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
	www.r6.fws.gov /pressrel/00-19.htm (860 words)

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