Cheyenne military societies
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cheyenne-military-societies-206-13670029
title:
Cheyenne military societies
text:
Cheyenne military societies are one of the two central institutions of traditional Cheyenne native American tribal governance, the other being the Council of Forty-four. While council chiefs are responsible for overall governance of individual bands and the tribe as a whole, the headmen of military societies are in charge of maintaining discipline within the tribe, overseeing tribal hunts and ceremonies, and providing military leadership. Historically, council chiefs selected which of the six mi
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Traditional institution of the Cheyenne nation
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheyenne_military_societies
date created:
2007-09-20T16:38:38Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T04:15:32Z
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