Cheyenne River

American  

noun

1. a river flowing NE from E Wyoming to the Missouri River in South Dakota. About 500 miles (800 km) long.

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Example Sentences

When the ruling issued, I understood that to the extent I had contributed to the tribe’s remarkable victory, it was likely because they had shared with me a quiet truth, one that I had learned from personal interviews that encouraged me to look deeply into the records I located in the archives: The people of Cheyenne River viewed their reservation as the central instrument that oriented them to the world.

From Salon

Here’s what was most inspiring: The barely comprehensible legal language and daily government bullying the people at Cheyenne River had endured — both in the past and in the present — did not even come close to intimidating them.

From Salon

At Cheyenne River, they claimed that a 1905 act of Congress, which made a portion of the reservation eligible for public homestead entry, had implicitly “diminished” the reservation.

From Salon

“My boy, we have some work to do,” the Cheyenne River Sioux tribal leader said at the Beverly Wilshire event.

From Los Angeles Times

Upon the April 5 declaration of Cole Brings Plenty’s death, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe — of which he was a citizen — called for “a full and thorough investigation into Cole’s disappearance and subsequent death” and said its attorney general would be contacting Kansas officials “to ensure this is accomplished.”

From Los Angeles Times