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The Cheyenne are an American Indian tribe of the Algonquin family. They first settled near the Black Hills before the beginning of the 19th century. In 1825 the first treaty of friendship was made with them by General Atkinson. The tribe separated later, and one part moved South. A number of treaties between both divisions of the tribe and the United States were executed. The failure to fulfil the one of 1861 led to war. Negotiations for peace were being made, when, on November the 29th, 1864, Colonel Chevington attacked the Sandy Creek village, and massacred 100 Cheyennes. A disastrous war followed. In 1865 the southern division agreed to go on a reservation, except the Dog Soldiers whose village was burned by General Hancock in 1867. This led to another disastrous war, in which General George Custer defeated them at Washita. The northern band continued peaceable.
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Acquanetta (real name Mildred Davenport) was an American actress. She was born in 1921 at Cheyenne, Wyoming and died in 2004 of Alzheimer's disease. Of Arapaho Indian decent, she was billed by movie company Universal Studios as the 'Venezuelan Volcano'.
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Cheyenne Rushing is an American actress. She was born in 1981 at Temple, Texas.
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In Cheyenne mythology, Aktunowihio is the soul of the earth. A subterranean spirit.
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In Cheyenne mythology, Heammawihio is the great spirit.
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In Cheyenne mythology, Maheo was the all-spirit who existed before existence and created the primordial ocean and birds to fly over it from his thoughts alone, and later created the land and all the animals and plants.
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The 115th Field Artillery Brigade is a US army unit which was first organised in 1888 in the Wyoming National Guard as the 1st Regiment, to consist of Company A (Laramie Grays), organised on the 29th of May 1888 at Laramie, and company B (Cheyenne Guards), organised on the 12th of October 1888 at Cheyenne. In 1890 it was redesignated as the 1st Regiment Infantry. And after many more changes it was redesignated as the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 115th Field Brigade on the 1st of September 1978.
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The Lockheed Cheyenne (US Army designation AH-56A) was an American two-seater compound helicopter developed in response to a request from the US Army for an Advanced Aerial Fire Support System helicopter to replace armed helicopters then in use in 1966. The Lockheed Cheyenne first flew in 1967 and was powered by a General Electric T64 shaft-turbine providing a top speed of 408 kmh and a range of 1400 km. The Lockheed Cheyenne was armed with a nose turret able to swivel through 180 degrees into which could be mounted a grenade launcher or 7.62 mm General Electric Minigun and a non-retractable belly turret able to swivel through 30 degrees fitted with a 30 mm cannon. Four hard points were able to carry Hughes TOW anti-tank missiles, 2.75 inch rocket pods or other stores.
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The Piper PA-42-720 Cheyenne IIIA is an American Customs High Endurance Tracker aircraft optimised for the US Drug Enforcement Administration for the tracking and identification of drug-trafficking aircraft. The Piper PA-42-720 Cheyenne IIIA is powered by two Pratt And Whitney Canada PT6A-61 turboprops providing a top speed of 565 kmh and a range of 4207 km. The Piper PA-42-720 Cheyenne IIIA carries a flight crew of two and mission crew of two. The Piper PA-42 Cheyenne IV is an American light corporate executive transport aircraft. The Piper PA-42 Cheyenne IV can carry up to nine passengers and has a top speed of 404 mph and a typical range of 2187 km supplied by two 1000 shp Garrett AiResearch TPE331-14 turboprops.
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Cheyenne Warrior is a Western starring Kelly Preston, Pato Hoffmann, Bo Hopkins, Rick Dean and Clint Howard in a story about a pregnant widow relying upon a Cheyenne brave to survive winter while travelling west. Cheyenne Warrior was directed by Mark Griffiths in 1994.
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