The Arapaho Tribe lived on the western plains of Nebraska and were friendly with the Cheyenne tribe.  They hunted buffalo.  They called themselves the "Inuna-ina" which means "our people." 
     The Arapaho were known to be very skilled at using sign language.  They lived in skin tents called tepees.  These tepees were very easy to fold up and move as the Arapaho hunted for buffalo.  The buffalo was used for meat and also used to make their clothes, blankets, and many other things. 
     There were about 2,000 Arapaho Indians in the early 1800s.  Diseases and war reduced their numbers to about 938 at the end of the Indian wars.  Those left were invited to live on the Shoshone Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.  Many still live there today.

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