s of these persons to the Cheyenne, and they were to be protected by the Cheyenne, or the people would not prosper. The creation story of the Cheyenne is very guarded and sacred. It is told only at night, and traditionally was told only by the spiritual leaders of the tribe. The beliefs and tales have been handed down orally through the generations, and all history from the perspective of the Cheyenne is preserved and remembered orally. As their history says, the Cheyenne started out in northeast Canada, but they were ravaged by disease. Fearing the area, they migrated south to the marshlands of Ontario and Minnesota. Eventually they moved further south. In the late 17th century, while living in southwestern Minnesota, they encountered the explorer La Salle and his men. These were the first white-skinned people the Cheyenne had seen. This meeting took place on February 24, 1860 at Ft. Creve Coeur. This forever changed the way of life for the Cheyenne people. As they migrated further south, they began to hunt buffalo, leading to the period of their history, the time of the buffalo. Later on, when the group once again moved south, this time toward the Great Plains, the Cheyenne had acquired many things from the whit

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