Cheyenne Indian Warrior Notebook

A Cheyenne Warrior Resting His Horse 1861-1869 by George Catlin The Cheyenne were adept on horseback, and their warriors were considered fearsome. The Cheyenne were allies of the Lakota Sioux for decades. George Catlin was an American adventurer, lawyer, painter, author, and traveller, who specialised in portraits of Native Americans in the American Frontier. Travelling to the American West five times during the 1830s, Catlin wrote about and painted portraits that depicted the life of the Plains Indians. Born: July 26, 1796, Wilkes-Barre, PA Died: December 23, 1872, Jersey City, NJ.