Arapaho Tribe

The Arapaho (Arapahoe) Tribe is primarily associated with the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.

Linguistic Group: Algonkian

Cultural Group: Plains Indians

Originaly inhabited northern Minnesota, moving on to North Platte and Arkansas rivers in Colorado Territory

Atsine or Gros Ventre are a branch of the Arapaho.

Brief Timeline
1867: Treaty of Medicine Lodge, Southern Arapaho placed on Oklahoma Reservaton

1876: Northern Arapaho assigned to the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming

Reservations
This tribe is primarily associated with the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming.

Northern Arapaho assigned to the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming in 1876

Southern Arapaho removed to reservation in Oklahoma in 1867

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Arapaho tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in David Bushnell's Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi.

For additional history of the tribe, read more....

Tribal Headquarters
Northern Arapaho Nation:

Phone: 307.332-.6120 or 307.856.3461 Fax: 307.332.7543

Agency Records
Correspondence and Census

Treaties


 * September 17, 1851, at Fort Laramie 1851
 * February 18, 1861, at Fort Wise 1861
 * October 14, 1861, at Little Arkansas River
 * Ocotber 17, 1865, 1865
 * 1865: 1865
 * October 28, 1867, at Council Camp
 * 1867: Treaty of Medicine Lodge 1867
 * April 29, 1868, at Fort Laramie 1868
 * May 10, 1868, at Fort Laramie

Vital Records:


 * Cheyenne and Arapaho, M595, Births and Deaths 1925-1934, FHL Film: 574191

Important Web Sites

 * Northern Arapaho Tribe Official Website
 * Wikipedia article on the Arapaho