Lame Deer, Montana
Meaveʼhoʼeno | |
|---|---|
 Looking south on Cheyenne Ave near the center of town. | |
 Location of Lame Deer, Montana | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′23″N 106°40′01″W / 45.62306°N 106.66694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Rosebud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 55.59 sq mi (143.99 km2) |
| • Land | 55.59 sq mi (143.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,340 ft (1,020 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,897 |
| • Density | 34.12/sq mi (13.17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-42250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0773196[2] |
Lame Deer (Meaveʼhoʼeno in Cheyenne[3]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rosebud County, Montana, United States. The community is named after Miniconjou Lakota chief Lame Deer, who was killed by the U.S. Army in 1877 under a flag of truce south of the town.[4] It was the site of a trading post from the late 1870s.[5]
It is the tribal and government agency headquarters of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. This is the location of the Chief Dull Knife College and the annual Northern Cheyenne Powwow.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lame Deer, Montana
- ^ "Cheyenne Dictionary". Chief Dull Knife College.
- ^ Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions by John Fire, Richard Erdoes, p. xxiii
- ^ "Lame Deer". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved 5 April 2021.