Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes

Political Name: Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes

Pronunciation: Shy-ANN and Uh-RAH-puh-ho

Self-Designated Name: Tsistsistas (Cheyenne) + Hinono’ei (Arapaho)

Title of Tribal Leader: Governor

Language: Algic (Algonquian)

Tribal Greeting: 

Cheyenne Greeting: É-pėhéveéšeeve. Né-pėhévomóhtȧhehe? (It's a good day. Are you feeling good?)

Arapaho Greeting: Tous noh heebe, Kooneeni'iini? (Hello, are things good for you?)

Cultural Relatives: Northern Cheyenne (MT), Northern Arapaho (WY)

A gray map showing the tribal jurisdiction areas of Oklahoma with a pink pin marking Concho, Oklahoma, where the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes are headquartered.
Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes is headquartered in Concho, OK.
A gray map of the continental United States with all 39 tribes names over their homelands with black lines to their current reservation areas in the state of Oklahoma (highlighted in pink).
This map represents the Cheyenne and Arapaho homelands.