Cheyenne Names for the Months of the Year

by Donald Hollowbreast

Donald Hollowbreast at his typewriter [Click image for larger view]

The following old Northern Cheyenne names for the months of the year were compiled by Donald Hollowbreast, Northern Cheyenne journalist and artist. Donald got these names from a medicine man named Wolf Voice. Many of these ancient names have now changed.

Month Cheyenne Name January Moon of Frost in the Lodge February Big Hoop and Stick Game Moon March Light Snow Moon April Moon of Budding Trees May Planting Moon June The Fattening Moon July Moon of Ripening Chokeberries August Thunder Moon September The Moon of Plums Ripe October Moon When Thin Ice Begins to Form on Rivers November Moon When the Nose of the Buffalo Calf Turns Brown December Midwinter Moon

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See Also:

• More about Donald Hollowbreast.

• Northern Cheyenne History, an article by Donald Hollowbreast, about surviving the Flu Epidemic of 1918.

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