Name/Title
Chester Whiteman Oral History Broomfield Out LoudEntry/Object ID
2024.6.47Scope and Content
Oral history interview with Chester Whiteman for Broomfield Out Loud, interviewed by David Allison on December 1, 2023. The recording and transcript includes a group of five representatives from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes who take turns telling their stories.
Subject matter:
Chester is from the Cheyenne Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma
Hammon, Oklahoma
Family from Watonga, Oklahoma
Volunteers as a Resource Specialist (once called Culture Coordinators) to preserve tradition
Migration story
Roots in Minnesota and Wisconsin
Migrated to the Black Hills, pushed out by the Sioux
The Seven Council Fires
Horse Creek Treaty of 1851 (Fort Laramie Treaty)
Territory included Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming, part of North Dakota, eastern Colorado, and part of New Mexico
Treaty of Fort Wise (1861)
New treaty negotiated in 1865
Medicine Lodge Treaty (1868)
The Dawes Act
Sand Creek Treaty
Governor Reggie WassanaCollection
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
Dec 3, 2023Archive Notes
Interviewer: David Allison
Interview Date: December 1, 2023
Interview Length: 00:00-17:25
Transcript Pages: 1-16