The following video is from the Western Heritage Center’s American Indian Tribal Histories Project (AITHP), Northern Cheyenne team. This educational program tells the creation stories of the Cheynne creation, which include: the four spirits, Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast; the creation story of the Earth, also known as Mud Hen; the creation of the seasons; the creation of the Cheyenne man and woman; the early creation story, The Great Race; and how the creation is preserved in two major ceremonies, the Arrow Renewal Ceremony and the Sundance Ceremony. Copyright 2005

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Order of Speakers
00:00 Start
00:37 The Cheyenne Creation Story
3:75 Dr. Henrietta Mann
7:14 Creation Story of the Earth: Mud Hen
7:45 Silas Big Left Hand Speaking on Mud Hen
8:15 Henrietta Mann Speaking on Mud Hen
8:54 Silas Big Left Hand
9:07 Dr. Henrietta Mann
9:28 Silas Big Left Hand
10:10 Dr. Henrietta Mann
13:32 Silas Big Left Hand
14:28 Dr. Henrietta Mann
15:53 Creation of Seasons
16:15 Dr. Henrietta Mann
17:47 Creation of first Cheyenne man and woman
18:04 Dr. Henrietta Mann
18:35 Dr. Henrietta Mann
19:52 Early Cheyenne Story: The Great Race
20:17 Silas Big Left Hand
21:53 Elva Stands In Timber
23: 16 Rubie Sooktis
25:17 Placement and Roles of the Four Spirits
25:41 Henrietta Mann
30:48 Credits