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  • September 9, 2021 - Governor Wassana Audit Letter
  • September 2, 2021 - Governor Wassana Response to Clinton Public Schools Incident
  • Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021 - Executive Order 2021-03
  • June 22, 2021 - Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Targeted by Ransomware
  • May 28, 2021 - Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Receiving $61.7 million In The Initial Payment Through The American Rescue Plan Act Funds
  • May 13, 2021 - Yearly Audits Completed – Tribal Government and Casinos Receive Favorable Audit Results
  • May 4, 2021 - Executive Order 2021-01 Adjusting Limitations on Certain Activities and Businesses and Taking Steps Forward
  • April 1, 2021 - Governor Proclamation - Tribal Vaccination Month
  • February 27, 2021 - Office of the Governor Statement on Minors Trust Fund Accounts
  • April 21, 2020 - Statement from Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribe Gov. Reggie Wassana regarding Oklahoma Gaming Compact News Release
  • March 16, 2020 - Message from the Governor Regarding Coronavirus Safety Measures
  • CA Tribes Governors Office Audit
  • August 6, 2019 - Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes had $261 million economic impact on the Oklahoma economy

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Who We Are
Tsistsistas, is the Cheyenne word meaning “Human Beings” or “The People.” The Cheyenne are descended from an ancient, Algonquian-language speaking tribe referred to as Chaa. They were also historically referred to as the Marsh People of the Great Lakes region, as they lived along the head of the Mississippi River in the central part of what is now the state of Minnesota.
Today, the Cheyenne and Arapaho are federally recognized as one tribe and known as the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes. However, while the tribes function as one Nation, each tribe still maintains their culture, traditions, customs, social dances, ceremonies, and languages.
Hinono’ei, the Arapaho people, lived in the Great Lakes region along the Mississippi River. Around 1680, they began to migrate out of the Great Lakes area after being forcibly moved or pushed out of their established territory by the whites and traditional enemy tribes. Their adaptation to newer lands on the vast Great Plains, and their will to survive and advance their people, included making weapons such as the bow and arrow and the spear. As the horse and the buffalo flourished, the Arapahos became self-sustaining in their new territory.
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