Dog_Soldiers

Dog Soldiers Cheyenne Dog Soldiers (A Description) There was a time when the Cheyenne had no formal government. The people were disorganized, crime was rampant, and they were attacked regularly by other nations. Sweet Medicine, a Cheyenne cultural hero, wanted to see his people unified, free of crime, and protected from attack. He developed a civil government to oversee the people, and several groups of warrior societies to act as the police and military forces. There were six of these warrior societies created. One of these warrior societies, known as the Dog Soldiers (or Dog Men), rose in power to become the most powerful of all, and became the dominant police and military force of the Cheyenne. The Dog Soldiers were known for their harsh punishment of criminals as well as their ferocity in battle. Among the Dog Soldiers as a select group who wore a sash around their necks, at the end of which was a stake. They were worn over the right shoulder and under the left and trailed behind on the ground. The sashes of the two bravest men of the society were elaborately dog, soldiers, people, cheyenne, men, stake, warrior, songs, societies, red, painted, ground, government, worn, wore, until, two, society, six, respected, powerful, police, over, military, known, four, forward, end, crime, civil, became, act, yellow, wooden, without