bands
Heévȧhetane na. Southern Cheyenne, Oklahoma Cheyenne. Plural Heévȧhetaneo'o. (another recording) Obviative Heévȧhetanóho. The origin of this name is debated. One suggestion is that this word was used because this band of Cheyennes were "roped in," remaining in Oklahoma when Cheyennes under the leadership of Little Wolf and Dull Knife fled north to Montana. It is more likely that the name referred to some characteristic of the southern band when the various bands were in closer proximity--perhaps a characteristic of dress. The name of this band often occurs in semantic opposition to (Notamé)ohmésėhese, the 'Northern Eaters', or 'Northern Cheyennes.' Today Oklahoma Cheyennes prefer to call themselves Tsitsistas, the same Cheyenne word Northern Cheyennes prefer to call themselves. See: -tsėhéstahe ‘be Cheyenne’; heévaho ‘rope’. Category: tribes, bands.
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Hesé'omeétane na. Ridge person. Plural Hesé'omeétaneo'o. This was a group of Cheyennes who lived on a ridge. Eventually, they were regarded as a band with this label. Category: bands.
Hevéškėsenėhpȧho'hese na. Aortas. Translated as Aortas in some records but may actually refer to the windpipe. Category: bands.
manaho na. Gram: pl band, people of a band. Singular mana; Oblique manȧhéno. There were traditionally ten bands. Various lists have been suggested for these ten bands. There is some overlap between band and society names. Among the band names suggested are: Heévȧhetaneo'o Rope band. Héma'tanóohese Bowstrings. Hémo'eoxēso (plural: Hémo'eoxeo'o) Spear men, Elk Soldiers. Hesé'omeétaneo'o Ridge band. Hevéškėsenėhpȧho'hese ?? Aortas (lit. burnt windpipes). Hotamémȧsėhao'o Crazy Dogs. Hotamétaneo'o Mo'ȯhtávȯheomenétaneo'o Black Lodge people. Monėsóonetaneo'o / Motsėsóonetaneo'o Kitfox. Oévemanaho Scabies. Ȯhmésėhese Eaters. Oo'kóhta'onáheo'o Bare-legs. Ónoneo'o Rees. Só'taeo'o Sutaiu. Totoemanaho Bashful band. Category: district, bands, check.
Mo'ȯhtávȯheomenétane na. Lame Deer person. Plural Mo'ȯhtávȯheomenétaneo'o. See: Mo'ȯhtávȯheomēne. Category: district, bands.
Oévemana na. Scabby, Birney person. Plural Oévemanaho ‘Scabbies, Birney persons’. See: Oévéta. Category: names, bands.
Ȯhméseestse Gram: ppl vai. 1 • Northern Cheyenne person. Lit: eater can be a proper name for a person (1987:170) as well as a tribal label; the plural of this term, often with the addition of the preverb for 'north', Notaméohmésėhese, is the term used when a distinction is desired to refer to those Cheyennes who preferred the northern part of the Plains area where the Cheyenne bands roamed; the group usually contrasted when such a distinction is made are the Heévȧhetaneo'o, which is now used for Cheyennes who live in Oklahoma. Ȯhméseestse is used mostly by Cheyennes in Oklahoma for Cheyennes in Montana. Cheyenne in Montana, as well as those in Oklahoma, prefer to simply refer to themselves as Tsétsėhéstȧhese (Tsitsistas). AltPl=Notaméohmésėhese Plural Ȯhmésėhese. See: Heévȧhetane; Tsétsėhéstaestse; tsėhéstahe.
2 • Eater. Category: tribes, names, bands.
Ónone na. Ree, Arikara. Lit: meaning said to have something to do with 'teeth'; for example, 'taking off (something) with teeth' but this may be a folk etymology Plural Ónoneo'o. There is an area on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation between Busby and the Muddy Creek area, Ónónéno, where the people are called Ónoneo'o 'Ree district people.'. See: -onené; ónonevóneške ‘prairie dog’; Mȯhonoōne ‘Gros Ventre’. Etym: cf. *akwaθkwa 'woodchuck/groundhog'. Category: tribes, names, bands.
Só'taa'e na. Sutai person, Sutai, Suhtai. This refers to a person of this band that is related to the Cheyennes. It is also a proper name. Socio: Sutai or Sutai 'Sutai person'; Sutaio or Sutaio 'Sutai persons'. Phon: vs Plural Só'taeo'o. This band or tribe spoke an Algonquian language mutually intelligible with Cheyenne. Before written records existed, the Sutaiu joined the Cheyennes after meeting at a famous battle. They stopped fighting because they could understand each other. They were assimilated into Cheyenne life and left their mark upon the way of life created by their union. Some families today trace their ancestry to Só'taeo'o origins. It seems impossible today to accurately determine any part of the Cheyenne language which uniquely came from the Só'taeo'o people. Category: names, bands.
Totoemana na. Ashland person. The name of the band Totoemanaho has been notoriously difficult to translate for all researchers. Some recent translations offered for the word are 'Reticent Band, Unwilling Band, and Unwilling Band'. Petter (PD86) gave the meaning as the 'Shy Band'. Use of the noun stem in an equative verb construction yields a contemporary meaning of 'be stand-offish'. Plural Totoemanaho. Category: district, bands.