Lame Deer (Meaveʼhoʼeno in
Cheyenne
The Cheyenne ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. The Cheyenne comprise two Native American tribes, the Só'taeo'o or Só'taétaneo'o (more commonly spelled as Suhtai or Sutaio) and the (also spelled Tsitsistas, The term for th ...
) is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Rosebud County,
Montana
Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...
, United States. The community is named after
Miniconjou Lakota
Lakota may refer to:
*Lakota people, a confederation of seven related Native American tribes
*Lakota language
Lakota ( ), also referred to as Lakhota, Teton or Teton Sioux, is a Siouan languages, Siouan language spoken by the Lakota people of ...
chief
Lame Deer, who was killed by the U.S. Army in 1877 under a flag of truce south of the town. It was the site of a trading post from the late 1870s.
It is the tribal and government agency headquarters of the
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation
The Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation () is the federally recognized Northern Cheyenne tribe and a Plains tribe.
The Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation is reservation located in southeastern Montana, that is ...
. This is the location of the
Chief Dull Knife College
Chief Dull Knife College is a public tribal land-grant community college on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Lame Deer, Montana. It is an open-admission college with about 141 students. On average, more than half of its graduates mo ...
and the annual Northern Cheyenne Powwow.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Climate
According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
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system, Lame Deer has a
semi-arid climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of se ...
, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 2,052 people, 521 households, and 401 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There are a total of 613 housing units, which makes at an average density of . The racial makeup was 93.7%
Native American, 4.3%
White
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, 0.03%
African American
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, 0.01%
Asian, 0.2% from
other races, and 1.4% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 3.4% of the population.
Of the 521 households, 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.5% were
married couples
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living together, 26.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 19.4% of the households had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.90 and the average family size was 4.53.
The population was spread out, with 43.7% under the age of 18, 55.1% 21 or older and 5.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23.9 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.
The median household income was $28,700 and the median income for a family was $32,039 43.1% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 45.8% of those under the age of 18 and 46.9% of those 65 and older.
Education and culture
The Northern Cheyenne Arts and Crafts Center, Charging Horse Casino and Cafe, and Lame Deer Museum are located here.
Chief Dull Knife College
Chief Dull Knife College is a public tribal land-grant community college on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Lame Deer, Montana. It is an open-admission college with about 141 students. On average, more than half of its graduates mo ...
is a
Native American tribal
community college
A community college is a type of undergraduate higher education institution, generally leading to an associate degree, certificate, or diploma. The term can have different meanings in different countries: many community colleges have an open enr ...
and
land grant institution located in Lame Deer.
The main office of the
National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, which works to prevent family violence, is located in Lame Deer.
The
Lame Deer High School Morningstars play in the 3B conference with the
Baker
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History
Ancient histo ...
Spartans,
Colstrip Colts,
Forsyth Dogies,
St. Labre Braves, and
Broadus Hawks.
Media
The Forsyth-based ''Independent Press'' covers news for all of Rosebud County, which includes Lame Deer.
References
External links
Northern Cheyenne Tribe(sound files)
{{Authority control
Census-designated places in Rosebud County, Montana
Northern Cheyenne Tribe
Seats of government of American Indian reservations