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21) The Cheyenne
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Presents a brief introduction to the Cheyenne Indians including information on their society, homes, food, clothing, crafts, and life today.
22) The Cheyenne
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Describes the history, customs and beliefs, and current status of the Cheyenne Indians.
23) Hostiles
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In 1892, a legendary Army captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory.
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At Summit Springs, Colorado on July 11, 1869, Maj Eugene A. Carr led the Fifth United States Cavalry and a force of Pawnee scouts in an attack on Chief Tall Bull's Cheyenne Dog Soldier village. Also prominent in the fight was chief of scouts, William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. When the day's fighting was over, fifty-two Cheyenne Dog Soldiers lay dead. On that day, too, a soldier picked up what appeared to be a plain army ledgerbook. When opened, the...
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"9 March 1876 My name is Meggie Kelly and I take up this pencil with my twin sister, Susie. We have nothing left, less than nothing. The village of our People has been destroyed. Empty of human feeling, half-dead ourselves, all that remains of us intact are hearts turned to stone. We curse the U.S. government, we curse the Army, we curse the savagery of mankind, white and Indian alike. We curse God in his heaven. Do not underestimate the power of...
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Silver Moon is a beautiful Cheyenne girl living happily among the people of her village when a brutal cavalry attack led by Colonel John Chivington changes her life forever. As Silver Moon grows, so does her hatred for Chivington. Finally she can think of nothing but her plans for revenge, and she turns an unfeeling heart to the young brave who loves her. When a terrible sickness breaks out in Silver Moon's village, nurse Breanna Baylor Brockman comes...
35) Cheyenne
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This book discusses the history, culture, and contemporary life of the Cheyenne Indians.
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"Modern bounty hunter Lewis Gates is hired to track down three dangerous fugitives who have escaped into the Montana wilderness. When the fugitives are found murdered, Gates has a mystery on his hands. Accompanied by anthropologist Lillian Sloane, Gates ventures further into the mountains and discovers an isolated settlement inhabited by [Cheyenne dog soldiers] thought to have been wiped out [in the area] by white settlers a century earlier. The two...
38) Hostiles
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In 1892, a legendary Army captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory.
39) The Cheyenne
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"The Cheyenne began as farmers in the Great Lakes area, but migrated to the Plains where they became nomadic hunters. This remarkable people has seen great hardship and conflict throughout their past-including a role in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Yet, an irrepressible spirit helped the culture survive to modern times. This noteworthy book focuses on an important native culture of which thousands of descendants still live in the United States....