The Cheyennes

By Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve

Book Overview

In this new and updated edition, award-winning author Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve introduces young readers to the Cheyenne peoples.

A study of the lifestyle, traditions, and practices of the Cheyenne examines the great changes that their culture suffered due to the introduction of the white man in their land, from the 1825 Friendship Pact and the 1865 Sand Creek massacre to the present.

Expertly reviewed by a member of the Cheyenne Nation, this updated edition provides the most up to date and accurate information on the Cheyenne people of the past and present. Historical information is accompanied by a section on modern life.

Author Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve grew up on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation and is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux tribe. She has brought the richness of Native American culture and heritage to thousands of children for over 40 years as a teacher and children's book author. Her First Americans books introduce young readers to the many diverse and unique Native American nations that first called this land home.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823462021
• ISBN13: 9780823462025
• Release Date: April 2027
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5