Cheyenne-Arapaho culture and language recalled and revived

[Francis Hult]

Indian Country Today

 

Cheyenne-Arapaho culture and language recalled and revived

 

Language as the lifeblood of the people was a key theme in the 2009 Cheyenne-Arapaho Studies Conference held March 19.

The conference was part of the second annual "Cheyenne-Arapaho Revisited" reunion of members of northern and southern bands of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal nations in Oklahoma, Montana, Wyoming and elsewhere.

Language learning has "got to be oral," said Dr. Richard Littlebear, president of Chief Dull Knife College, Northern Cheyenne Reservation, Lame Deer, Mont., a key presenter.

 

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