Post by Dietmar on Mar 22, 2010 14:53:20 GMT -5
I came across an interesting article which contains information on present day Northern Cheyenne district names:
WE, THE NORTHERN CHEYENNE PEOPLE
Our Landy Our History, Our Culture
Chief Dull Knife College, Lame Deer, Montana
2008
www.archive.org/stream/wenortherncheyen2008amblrich/wenortherncheyen2008amblrich_djvu.txt
Northern Cheyenne Reservation District Names
The Tongue River Indian Reservation was created by Executive Order under President Chester A. Arthur on Nov. i6, 1884. The reservation consisted of 371,200 acres.' On March 19, 1900, the reservation was increased to 444,157 acres by Executive Order under President Wilham McKinley. Within the second Executive Order, the reservation was referred to as the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, replacing the earlier Tongue River Indian Reservation name. The eastern boundary of the reservation was established as the mid stream of the Tongue River."
There are five official districts on the reservation now. Both the Cheyenne and English names of the districts have many stories of their origins, and there is much discussion about which version is true. The reservation also contains some areas that are not officially recognized as political districts, but they have a history of their own. Other areas are also being developed. Clusters ol homes are springing up south of Busby, west of Highway 212 in the Rosebud/Ree area and at an area called Muddy Cluster, about four miles from west of Lame Deer. These areas are developing because of the increasing Cheyenne population.
Ashland District
Stubborn/Shy People [Totoemaim)
The Cheyenne People from this district were distant from the other Cheyenne families who lived in other parts of the reservation. They did not get involved with problems, and they were the last people to be involved in matters such as politics. While some said they were "shy people," they were not bashful. They stayed in their area minding their own business and helping each other. The translation for Totoemana is difficult; Rev. Rodolphe Petter gave the meaning as "Standoffish" and another meaning is "Unwilling Place."
These families were more involved with the St. Labre Mission, and they would often camp nearby to be close to their children who were in school there. These families had their own gatherings, their own world. Someone would probably describe them like the Amish today. During the ration days, they were the last to come in for their rations. They lived quiet lives and only came out when something was happening. This is why their district was called Rabbit Town. Supposedly, rabbits stay within their homes and only come out when something is happening.
Before 1900 when the reservation was enlarged to its current size, these families had settled east of the Tongue River. Since these lands were not included within the reservation boundaries, the families were not eligible to receive any assistance from the Tongue River Agency.
These families were starving and in an impoverished state. The St. Labre Mission dispensed medicine and offered whatever it could to them. After the second Executive Order changed the boundary to the middle of the Tongue River, James McLaughlin, special agent, settled with these families. For payment of $25 each, they left their home sites on the east side and settled along the west side of the
Tongue River valley.''
BIRNEY
There are really two Birneys. For lack of a better descriptor, the one located about nine miles south of the reservation is called "White" Birney by the Cheyenne people. This Birney was named after one of the troops who may have been a colonel in the U.S. cavalry. The other Birney is located on the reservation and has a unique history all its own.
Oevemanaheno: Birney District
Scabby People Place
There was a man named Oevemaha who settled in this area. The people who settled with him in this area were called O'evemana. Oevemanaheno became the name of this place. This word means barren — no trees, no vegetation with only cactus growing, much like they describe the place where peyote is lound.'' Weist said that the Cheyennes near Birney were known as Scabbies because one of their leaders called Badger had some sort of skin rash. However, this was a poor translation, and the people from this district do not like this translation.
Busby District
Vohpoometaneno
Busby was named aher Sheridan L. Busby, a farmer and rancher who originally owned i6o acres within the reservation. Busby opened the first store, and eventually the community came to be named Busby. Prior to the permanent establishment of the reservation, some white settlers had filed for their homesteads in this area, and these homesteaders were paid to move off the reservation by McLaughlin.
White River
White River People {Vohpoometaneo'o)
In 1879 after the Little Wolf and Dull Knife bands had left Oklahoma Territory, the remaining Cheyenne families under Little Chief were transferred to the Pine Ridge Agency where they occupied the lands near White River in South Dakota.
These Cheyenne families were the last to arrive on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. When they were transferred to this agency in 1881, these families settled in the Busby area and called it the White River place.
Lame Deer District
Mobhtavbheomeneno: Black Lodge or Meavehoeyw: The Giving Place
The town of Lame Deer was named after Chief Lame Deer, a Minneconjou Lakota who was killed in 1877 in a battle held south of Lame Deer. The creek that runs through the town of Lame Deer was named Antelope Creek by the Cheyenne, and it's possible that there is some correlation in translating the name to Lame Deer as well. White Bull saved Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles's life during the skirmish with the Lakota chief whose name is borne by the stream and the town.''
Miles had supported the Northern Cheyenne remaining in this area. In his letter dated June i, 1889, he stated, "There is no good reason or justice in removing the Indians from this area." In the winter of 1877, the Indians surrendered in good faith. The principal ones (Two Moons, White Bull, Horse Roads, Iron Shield, and Brave Wolf) were the first to come in and surrender and open the way for the surrender of the entire Lakota camp of Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse.
This group of Northern Cheyenne assisted General Miles's expedition against Lame Deer's band of 60 lodges. Chief Lame Deer, along with several principal warriors, was killed and captured. This expedition ended Indian hostilities in this territory. According to General Miles, "There is no reason why Indians cannot be well treated and allowed to live in peace in the vicinity in which they were born.
They were told that if they remained at peace and did what they were directed to do, the Government would treat them fairly and justly. They have fulfilled their part of the compact and it would be but justice for the Government to allow them to remain.
Black Lodge People
Modhtavoheomenetaneoo
This name "Black Lodge People" was given to the families that lived in this area. It was a mean joke due to their lodges being blackened by smoke from burning pine. The joke is that the people were lazy, and they would not leave to go out and get cottonwood or ash wood to burn. Instead they burned pine, which caused their lodges to get all black from the pitch. The people stayed close to the Lame Deer agency because it was a ration point and they did not want to miss out on any thing if they left the agency. The other districts used to get mad at them for getting everything, and this name stuck. The people living in Lame Deer were called Black Lodge People." Because this was the place where rations were given out, the Cheyennes called the Giving Place, thus the second name, Meave'ho'eno, for Lame Deer, MT.
Muddy Creek {heovon^heo'he'e)
Heovoneheo'he'e tsehestahese (Those who are from Muddy Creek)
Muddy Creek got its name because there was hardly any water in this creek, and there were a lot oi mud holes. The Cheyenne used to call this creek "Fat Horse Creek," and they wintered their horses in this area due to the salt sage that grew there. The horses got fat from eating this sage, and with their horses near by, the Cheyennes had the opportunity to hunt in the Wild Hog Basin. When Little Wolf went into self-exile after killing a Cheyenne, the Elk Horn Scrappers went with him to this area. '-
Other Significant Reservation Areas
Ononeno: Rosebud/Ree District
This is the area of Rosebud Creek between Busby and Muddy Creek. Stories that come down from our ancestors relate that the Cheyenne who migrated from Great Lakes area to eastern North Dakota once lived in villages near the Mandan and Ankara (Ree) Tribes. There was inter-marriage among the people, and these descendents settled in what the older people call the Ree District.'' It is not considered an official district and, politically, is part of the Muddy Creek District.
Pofw'e: Downstream
Pono'e for those who live in Busby means the area from Busby to Muddy Creek, including the Rosebud-Ree area. For those who live in Lame Deer and Muddy, Pono'e means that area toward Jimtown and Jimtown itself.
Hearneohee: Upstream
For those people who live in the Busby area, He'ameo'he'e is that area upstream from Busby to the Kirby area. For those who live in Lame Deer and Muddy Creek areas, He'ameo'he'e is that area upstream toward Busby and Kirby.
WE, THE NORTHERN CHEYENNE PEOPLE
Our Landy Our History, Our Culture
Chief Dull Knife College, Lame Deer, Montana
2008
www.archive.org/stream/wenortherncheyen2008amblrich/wenortherncheyen2008amblrich_djvu.txt
Northern Cheyenne Reservation District Names
The Tongue River Indian Reservation was created by Executive Order under President Chester A. Arthur on Nov. i6, 1884. The reservation consisted of 371,200 acres.' On March 19, 1900, the reservation was increased to 444,157 acres by Executive Order under President Wilham McKinley. Within the second Executive Order, the reservation was referred to as the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, replacing the earlier Tongue River Indian Reservation name. The eastern boundary of the reservation was established as the mid stream of the Tongue River."
There are five official districts on the reservation now. Both the Cheyenne and English names of the districts have many stories of their origins, and there is much discussion about which version is true. The reservation also contains some areas that are not officially recognized as political districts, but they have a history of their own. Other areas are also being developed. Clusters ol homes are springing up south of Busby, west of Highway 212 in the Rosebud/Ree area and at an area called Muddy Cluster, about four miles from west of Lame Deer. These areas are developing because of the increasing Cheyenne population.
Ashland District
Stubborn/Shy People [Totoemaim)
The Cheyenne People from this district were distant from the other Cheyenne families who lived in other parts of the reservation. They did not get involved with problems, and they were the last people to be involved in matters such as politics. While some said they were "shy people," they were not bashful. They stayed in their area minding their own business and helping each other. The translation for Totoemana is difficult; Rev. Rodolphe Petter gave the meaning as "Standoffish" and another meaning is "Unwilling Place."
These families were more involved with the St. Labre Mission, and they would often camp nearby to be close to their children who were in school there. These families had their own gatherings, their own world. Someone would probably describe them like the Amish today. During the ration days, they were the last to come in for their rations. They lived quiet lives and only came out when something was happening. This is why their district was called Rabbit Town. Supposedly, rabbits stay within their homes and only come out when something is happening.
Before 1900 when the reservation was enlarged to its current size, these families had settled east of the Tongue River. Since these lands were not included within the reservation boundaries, the families were not eligible to receive any assistance from the Tongue River Agency.
These families were starving and in an impoverished state. The St. Labre Mission dispensed medicine and offered whatever it could to them. After the second Executive Order changed the boundary to the middle of the Tongue River, James McLaughlin, special agent, settled with these families. For payment of $25 each, they left their home sites on the east side and settled along the west side of the
Tongue River valley.''
BIRNEY
There are really two Birneys. For lack of a better descriptor, the one located about nine miles south of the reservation is called "White" Birney by the Cheyenne people. This Birney was named after one of the troops who may have been a colonel in the U.S. cavalry. The other Birney is located on the reservation and has a unique history all its own.
Oevemanaheno: Birney District
Scabby People Place
There was a man named Oevemaha who settled in this area. The people who settled with him in this area were called O'evemana. Oevemanaheno became the name of this place. This word means barren — no trees, no vegetation with only cactus growing, much like they describe the place where peyote is lound.'' Weist said that the Cheyennes near Birney were known as Scabbies because one of their leaders called Badger had some sort of skin rash. However, this was a poor translation, and the people from this district do not like this translation.
Busby District
Vohpoometaneno
Busby was named aher Sheridan L. Busby, a farmer and rancher who originally owned i6o acres within the reservation. Busby opened the first store, and eventually the community came to be named Busby. Prior to the permanent establishment of the reservation, some white settlers had filed for their homesteads in this area, and these homesteaders were paid to move off the reservation by McLaughlin.
White River
White River People {Vohpoometaneo'o)
In 1879 after the Little Wolf and Dull Knife bands had left Oklahoma Territory, the remaining Cheyenne families under Little Chief were transferred to the Pine Ridge Agency where they occupied the lands near White River in South Dakota.
These Cheyenne families were the last to arrive on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. When they were transferred to this agency in 1881, these families settled in the Busby area and called it the White River place.
Lame Deer District
Mobhtavbheomeneno: Black Lodge or Meavehoeyw: The Giving Place
The town of Lame Deer was named after Chief Lame Deer, a Minneconjou Lakota who was killed in 1877 in a battle held south of Lame Deer. The creek that runs through the town of Lame Deer was named Antelope Creek by the Cheyenne, and it's possible that there is some correlation in translating the name to Lame Deer as well. White Bull saved Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles's life during the skirmish with the Lakota chief whose name is borne by the stream and the town.''
Miles had supported the Northern Cheyenne remaining in this area. In his letter dated June i, 1889, he stated, "There is no good reason or justice in removing the Indians from this area." In the winter of 1877, the Indians surrendered in good faith. The principal ones (Two Moons, White Bull, Horse Roads, Iron Shield, and Brave Wolf) were the first to come in and surrender and open the way for the surrender of the entire Lakota camp of Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse.
This group of Northern Cheyenne assisted General Miles's expedition against Lame Deer's band of 60 lodges. Chief Lame Deer, along with several principal warriors, was killed and captured. This expedition ended Indian hostilities in this territory. According to General Miles, "There is no reason why Indians cannot be well treated and allowed to live in peace in the vicinity in which they were born.
They were told that if they remained at peace and did what they were directed to do, the Government would treat them fairly and justly. They have fulfilled their part of the compact and it would be but justice for the Government to allow them to remain.
Black Lodge People
Modhtavoheomenetaneoo
This name "Black Lodge People" was given to the families that lived in this area. It was a mean joke due to their lodges being blackened by smoke from burning pine. The joke is that the people were lazy, and they would not leave to go out and get cottonwood or ash wood to burn. Instead they burned pine, which caused their lodges to get all black from the pitch. The people stayed close to the Lame Deer agency because it was a ration point and they did not want to miss out on any thing if they left the agency. The other districts used to get mad at them for getting everything, and this name stuck. The people living in Lame Deer were called Black Lodge People." Because this was the place where rations were given out, the Cheyennes called the Giving Place, thus the second name, Meave'ho'eno, for Lame Deer, MT.
Muddy Creek {heovon^heo'he'e)
Heovoneheo'he'e tsehestahese (Those who are from Muddy Creek)
Muddy Creek got its name because there was hardly any water in this creek, and there were a lot oi mud holes. The Cheyenne used to call this creek "Fat Horse Creek," and they wintered their horses in this area due to the salt sage that grew there. The horses got fat from eating this sage, and with their horses near by, the Cheyennes had the opportunity to hunt in the Wild Hog Basin. When Little Wolf went into self-exile after killing a Cheyenne, the Elk Horn Scrappers went with him to this area. '-
Other Significant Reservation Areas
Ononeno: Rosebud/Ree District
This is the area of Rosebud Creek between Busby and Muddy Creek. Stories that come down from our ancestors relate that the Cheyenne who migrated from Great Lakes area to eastern North Dakota once lived in villages near the Mandan and Ankara (Ree) Tribes. There was inter-marriage among the people, and these descendents settled in what the older people call the Ree District.'' It is not considered an official district and, politically, is part of the Muddy Creek District.
Pofw'e: Downstream
Pono'e for those who live in Busby means the area from Busby to Muddy Creek, including the Rosebud-Ree area. For those who live in Lame Deer and Muddy, Pono'e means that area toward Jimtown and Jimtown itself.
Hearneohee: Upstream
For those people who live in the Busby area, He'ameo'he'e is that area upstream from Busby to the Kirby area. For those who live in Lame Deer and Muddy Creek areas, He'ameo'he'e is that area upstream toward Busby and Kirby.