Washoe County Library System

Discusses the history, culture, social structure, beliefs, and notable people of the Cheyenne.

At her death an elderly Plains Indian woman experiences the afterlife believed in by her people, while the surviving family members prepare her body according to their custom.

Relates the story of a Lakota youth whose father gives him a horse in preparation for his making the transition from boyhood into manhood and becoming a Lakota Warrior.

Discusses the Cheyenne Native Americans including their nomadic life, social and religious customs, peace chiefs and war leaders, wars, early days on the reservation, and current situation.

Presents paintings and tribal song-poems that express the buffalo's essential and sacred role on the plains.

Young readers are introduced to Cheyenne Indian culture and history.

Examines the importance of the buffalo in the lore and day-to-day life of the Indian tribes of the Great Plains and describes hunting methods and the uses found for each part of the animal that could not be eaten.