Planning and Development | Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes

What is the Master Plan & CEDS Plan Update?

The Master Plan and CEDS Plan are a community-informed planning process that results in a guiding document to identify the best locations and ways to invest money and resources to increase the number of jobs, manage landholdings, and provide services to tribal members. More specifically, the Master Plan Update looks at all facets of community development and tribal investment, including but not limited to: land use and development patterns; major infrastructure and facilities planning; attraction of commercial development; land and natural resource allocation; transportation; parks and open space management; disaster preparedness, and regional coordination. The CEDS Plan Update, on the other hand, will ensure the goals and recommendations within the Master Plan have an economically feasible roadmap to implementation and funding.

As seen on the project timeline at the bottom of the page, this process started in May 2021. During this time, we have received over 1,000community comments and it is thanks to them that the 2023-2027 CEDS plan is now completed, adopted, and available for community use.

This process is being done with the support of an EDA grant which allowed us to retain the firm Logan Simpson, with assistance from two native-owned firm partners: 7 Directions Architects and Tepa Engineering.

Past involvement opportunities:

Congratulations to our survey winners!

Vizion 65” Smart TV - Gloria Bellymule-Zuniga

8 Person Tent - Betty Kodaseet

Stadium seat - Georgiann Welbourne

Stadium seat - Linda Weaselbear

Dinnerware set (12 pieces) - Joel Tabor

Phase 3 community listening sessions and questionnaire #3: Thank you to all the participants that took the survey, or made it to a listening session, and shared your valuable input for a community vision.

Phase 2 Online Brainstorming Sessions: Thanks to everyone that took the time to join these sessions and share your input with us. Your contributions will help shape the future of the Tribes. Stay tuned for a Phase 2 Summary report by the end of the year.

Phase 1 resulted in over 600 community comments! Thankyou to the knowledge holders for talking to us during one-on-one interviews, to the many individuals that attended a Listening Session across our Tribal lands, and to the many more who visited our Information Booths at the Oklahoma Indian Nation Pow-Wow and Summerfest Activities.

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There will be other engagement opportunities over the planning process. For more information, please visit this site often, or follow the Tribes’ Planning and Development Facebook Page @CandAPandD – click here.