Who are the Northern Arapaho?
Question:
Who are the Northern Arapaho?
The Peopling of the Americas:
The Arapaho people, like other native peoples of the Americas, are descended from migrants of northeastern Asia who crossed the Bering Land Bridge during the last Ice Age. Over many generations, the descendants of those migrants spread out and populated the Americas.
Answer and Explanation:
The Northern Arapaho are a branch of the Arapaho people. The Arapaho people originated in the Great Lakes region. There, they lived an agriculturalist and sedentary existence. However, after about 1600, they migrated onto the Great Plains. They lived in the area of Wyoming and Colorado. Sometime around 1850 the Arapaho people split into two branches. One tribe moved somewhat south to the Arkansas River. The other group stayed north near the North Platte River. The split between the two groups remained permanent. Today, the Northern Arapaho live with the Eastern Shoshone on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.
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Chapter 1 / Lesson 6Learn about the Arapaho Indians, including their history and beliefs. Explore the culture of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, such as their religion and clothing.