Ben Nighthorse Campbell (born April 13, 1933) is an American politician. He was a U.S. Senator from Colorado from 1993 until 2005 and was for some time the only Native American serving in the U.S. Congress. Campbell was a U.S. Representative from 1987 to 1993, when he was sworn into office as a Senator following his election on November 3, 1992. Campbell also serves as one of forty-four members of the Council of Chiefs of the Northern Cheyenne Nation, …

Chief Black Kettle (born 1801 - 1807, died November 27, 1868) was a Cheyenne leader who unsuccessfully attempted to resist white settlement from Kansas and Colorado territories. He survived the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 but died in the 1868 Battle of Washita River.

Little Wolf is a fairly common name among American Indians. More than one Cheyenne chief bore the name, an early example being a Southern Cheyenne chief who participated in a famous horse-stealing raid (c. 1830) on the Comanches with Yellow Wolf. The later and better known Little Wolf ("Cheyenne": "O'kohomoxhaahketa", sometimes transcribed 'Ohcumgache' or 'Ohkomhakit', more correctly translated Little Coyote) was a Northern Cheyenne Chief (c.

Morning Star was a great chief to the Northern Cheyenne people during the 19th century. He was noted for his active resistance to Western expansion and the Federal government. It is due to the courage and determination held by Morning Star and other Cheyenne leaders that the Northern Cheyenne still possess a homeland in their traditional country (present-day Montana). Although he was known as "Dull Knife" ("Motšêške Ôhnêxahpo") to local settlers, …

Eugene Little Coyote is the current president of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. He was elected in November 2004, defeating the incumbent president, Geri Small.

Roman Nose, a.k.a. Arched Nose (real name Woo-ka-nay or Woqini) (c. 1835 - 1868) was a Cheyenne warrior society leader and one of the most esteemed warriors of the Plains Indian Wars of the 1860s.

Two Moons was a chief of the Cheyenne Native American tribe. He participated in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. He was one of three models for the Indian Head nickel. He owned two large moons in his bedrooms. He sold them for $15, 000 to the Washington D.C. Museum in 1921.

W. Richard West, Jr. (b. San Bernardino, California, January 6, 1943) is the founding and current director of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. He is also a citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma and a Peace Chief of the Southern Cheyenne. West has devoted his professional life and much of his personal life to working with American Indians on cultural, educational, legal and governmental issues.

Wooden Leg ("Kum-mok-quiv-vi-ok-ta") (1858 - 1940) was a Northern Cheyenne warrior who fought against Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Wooden Leg was born, in 1858, in the region of the Black Hills, near the Cheyenne river. He was son of Many Bullet Wounds (also called White Buffalo Shaking off the Dust) and Eagle Feather on the Forehead. He had three brother (the two elder ones being Strong Wind Blowing and Yellow Hair, …

Wolf Robe was a Southern Cheyenne chief and a holder of Benjamin Harrison Peace Medal. During the late 1870s he was forced to leave the open plains and relocate his tribe on a reservation in Oklahoma. A Chief Wolf Robe-Hunt was an Acoma Indian, living 1905-1977 in Catoosa, OK. A book was published in 1963 by Helen Rushmore and illustrated by Chief Wolf Robe-Hunt. The book was "The Dancing Horses of Acoma, and Other Acoma Indian Stories".

Harvey Phillip Pratt (born 1941) is a Native American artist. Celebrated as a painter and sculptor, he is also considered one of the leading forensic artists in the United States. Formerly retired as an Assistant Director with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, he is now employed with the agency as a full time forensic specialist.

Chief Henry Roman Nose (1856 - 1917) was a Southern Cheyenne Chief. Roman Nose's life spanned the most turbulent times for the Cheyenne people, and he is remembered as a peacemaker who helped his people make the transition from a nomadic lifestyle to a settled existence.

Little Hawk (Lakota: Chetan-chikala), (1836-1895), Oglala Lakota War Chief and a half brother of Worm, father of Crazy Horse (Lakota: Tashunka-witko). In the Lakota extended family scheme, Crazy Horse was thus a 'son' of Little Hawk. Crazy Horse had a younger half-brother called Little Hawk as the namesake of their uncle. The elder Little Hawk took the name Long Face after bestowing his on his nephew, but when the half-brother was killed in battle in 1871, …

Joseph FireCrow is a Native American flutist. He has been releasing albums since 1992. His album "Cheyenne Nation" was nominated for a Grammy. FireCrow has appeared many times as a guest musician on other recordings by premier musicians in the industry. In addition to his Grammy nomination, FireCrow has earned top honors among his peers in the NAMA Organization. He was the 2006 recipient of Flutist of the Year for his work on "Red Beads".

Buffalo Calf Road Woman was a Northern Cheyenne woman who was the sister of a male Native American fighter who was involved in the Battle of Rosebud. The battle had been going poorly, and the Cheyenne and Sioux, who were allied under the leadership of Crazy Horse, had been retreating, leaving her wounded brother, Chief Comes in Sight, on the battlefield, when she suddenly rode out into the battlefield at full speed and grabbed her brother, carrying him to safety.

Jimmy Carl Black (born James Inkanish, Jr. on February 1, 1938) is a drummer, vocalist and "Indian of the group" for The Mothers of Invention. Born in El Paso, Texas, he is best known for his Cheyenne heritage and his drooping moustache. His trademark line was "Hi Boys and Girls, I'm Jimmy Carl Black, and I'm the Indian of the group." He has been credited on some Mothers albums as playing "drums, vocals, and poverty".

Lame White Man, or "Ve'ho'enohnenehe", was a Southern Cheyenne battle chief who fought at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, June 25, 1876 and was killed there. He was also known as Bearded Man (to the Lakota) and Mad Hearted Wolf ("Hahk o ni"). He was the husband of Twin Woman and father to Red Hat and Crane Woman. During the battle he wore a captured cavalry jacket found tied to the cantle of a saddle.

Yvonne Kauger (born August 3, 1937), She is currently a Justice on the Oklahoma Supreme Court, and was appointed to the Court's District 4 seat by Governor George Nigh in 1984, and served as Chief Justice from 1997 to 1998. She was born in Cordell, Oklahoma, and grew up in Colony, Oklahoma, and is a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indian tribes of Oklahoma.

Ehyophsta (Cheyenne for "Yellow-Haired Woman") was a Cheyenne woman. She was the daughter of Stands-in-the-Timber who died in 1849, and she was the niece of Bad Faced Bull. She fought in the Battle of Beecher Island in 1868, and also fought the Shoshone that same year, where she counted coup against one enemy and killed another. She fought the Shoshone again in 1869. She was also a member of a secret society composed exclusively of Cheyenne women. She died in 1915.

I am a student at Derby Uni studying Creative Writing and Boardcast Media. Would Love to eventually become a Radio presenter, but these are still yet only pipe dreams.

Chris Eyre (b. 1968 in Portland, Oregon), an enrolled Cheyenne/Arapaho, is an award-winning film director and producer. His films focus on all aspects of contemporary Native American life, while dispelling the usual stereotypes. Eyre's debut film, "Smoke Signals" (1998), won the coveted Sundance Film Festival Filmmakers Trophy and the Audience Award. Eyre's strengths as a filmmaker shows in his subsequent work.