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Cheyenne: Cheyenne language, Northern Cheyenne Exodus, Fort Robinson tragedy, Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Great Plains, Algonquian languages, ... Sioux language, Cree, False etymology
Cheyenne Cheyenne language Northern Cheyenne Exodus Fort Robinson tragedy Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation Great Plains Algonquian languages Sioux language Cree False etymology Cheyenne are a Native American people of the Great Plains, who are of the Algonquian-language family. The Cheyenne Nation is composed of two united tribes, the Só'taa'e and the Tsé-tsêhéstâhese (singular: Tsêhéstáno; more commonly as the Tsitsistas), which translates to "those like us". The name Cheyenne derives from Dakota Sioux ?ahíyena, ... more » meaning "little ?ahíya". Though the identity of the ?ahíya is not known, many Great Plains tribes assume it means Cree or some other people who spoke an Algonquian language related to Cree and Cheyenne. However, the common folk etymology for Cheyenne is "a bit like the [people of an] alien speech" (literally, "red-talker").« less