The Montana Indian Tribe

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In the 1700s, the Cheyenne subsisted off of both farming and buffalo hunting (Montana Indians History & Location). When the horse was introduced to the Cheyenne in the 1750s, they changed from a horticulture based society to a horse based society. The Cheyenne with the introduction of the horse began to move towards the southwest and become more dependent on buffalo hunting. The Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876 marked the beginning of the forced movement of the Cheyenne to Indian Territory in Oklahoma. Today the majority of the Cheyenne have to purchase their food instead of producing or hunting it. Currently unemployment is around 60-75 percent on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. Most of the residents live below the poverty level

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