All About The Cheyenne Arapaho Tribes

By Stella Gay


It is common knowledge that the original people of America were the Native Americans. Of course as the British Pilgrims began to discover new lands, they were able to take over America and claimed the land from the Native Americans who once ruled the place. Of course even if most of the tribes were wiped off, there are a few surviving ones with the famous Cheyenne Arapaho Tribes as the biggest.

Now for those who do not know about this particular group, it is a group of American Indians that would consist of two tribes. The two would of course be the Arapaho tribe and the Cheyenne tribe. Their headquarters are located in the heart of Oklahoma and is the home of around twelve thousand tribe members.

Now to learn more about this group, it is best to know first some facts of each tribe. The first one to take a look at would be the Arapaho tribe which is a tribe that is situated in Wyoming and Colorado. This particular tribe is known for being big in both the gaming industry and the tobacco industry.

The second of the two would be the Cheyenne tribe. Now this one originated from the land that is now called Minnesota and these people are also given the nickname the people of the Great White Plains. As stated above, the two groups have always been allies but were two different groups. Now this all changed in the year 1937 when they both decided to form a union and boost the American Indian communities under that one government.

Now one very interesting thing to know about this group is that because of the unison, there have been developments in their land, their education systems, and the businesses that they have put up. In fact, they are actually quite big in the gaming industry as they own four casinos and three tobacco shops. The casinos that they were able to put up are the Lucky Star Clinton, Lucky Star Concho, Feather Warrior Watonga, and Feather Warrior Canton.

Now they also have their own television station wherein they have their own channels. Now their channels are made up of shows that are aimed to the preservation as well as the spread of their culture. They also have their own newspaper which would feature both the international and local news.

Now as for their education, they have their own college in partnership with the Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Some of the programs they would offer are tribal management and American Indian studies. Now this school is managed by Dr. Henrietta Mann and is located in Weatherford.

So for those who are interested in the culture of the Native Americans, they can actually study about this group. From two separate indigenous groups, they were able to form one very solid union to be able to preserve their culture. They are able to do this through different mediums which is definitely something that is simply amazing.




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