Sunday, April 19, 2015

The Development Of The Cheyenne Arapaho Tribes

By Stella Gay


As everyone knows, the ancestors of the modern day Americans would be none other than the American Indians or the Native Americans. Now although most of them have already ceased to exist, there are the big groups that are still around and blending in very well with the modern world. Yet one of the biggest groups as well as one of the most influential ones would be none other than the Cheyenne Arapaho Tribes.

Now this group is a united group of two Native American tribes that are well known in the entire country. This group is made out of the Cheyenne tribe and the Arapaho tribe and is located in Oklahoma. This group is made out of more than ten thousand members and are federally recognized in the entire country.

Of course before delving into what this group is about, it will be better to know about the two tribes this group consists of. The first one would be the Arapaho people who originated in Wyoming and also settled in Colorado. Now what makes this tribe quite famous is that they have grabbed a big share of market in both the gaming and tobacco industries.

The next tribe to take a look at would be the second one that makes up the united group known as the Cheyenne tribe. This one on the other hand, originated on the land that is now known as Minnesota and is known to be the people of the Great White Plains. For the longest time, the two tribes were separate from each other but still allies. Only during the year 1937 did they team up together to form a united government.

Now because of their union, they were able to successfully take a really big share of the gaming industry. Now they are very known in both the gaming and the tobacco industries because they own four very big casinos as well as a few smoke shops that would cater to the smokers. Now for those who do not know, they are the ones that own the Luck Star Clinton Casino, the Luck Star Concho Casino, The Feather Warrior Canton Casino, and the Feather Warrior Watonga casino.

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 as one can see, the union of these two tribes have definitely made them a strong group that can lead their own government. They were able to develop their group by increasing their revenues by putting up businesses, spreading and preserving their culture through media, and of course providing quality education to their people. They are definitely a very efficient group of people.




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