Editing Cheyenne language (section)

==Geographic distribution==
[[File:Tipi parts Cheyenne.JPG|thumb|Tipi parts in Cheyenne]]
Cheyenne is spoken on the [[Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation]] in [[Montana]] and in [[Oklahoma]]. On the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in March 2013 there were approximately 10,050 enrolled tribal members, of which about 4,939 resided on the reservation; slightly more than a quarter of the population five years or older spoke a language other than English.<ref name ="Cheyenne Tribe website">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cheyennenation.com/ |title=Northern Cheyenne Tribe website |access-date=2020-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202173827/http://cheyennenation.com/ |archive-date=2011-02-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Current status ===
The Cheyenne language is considered "definitely [[Endangered language|endangered]]" in Montana and "critically endangered" in Oklahoma by the [[UNESCO]]. In Montana the number of speakers were about 1700 in 2012 according to the UNESCO. In 2021 there were approximately 300 elderly speakers. In 2021 in Oklahoma there were fewer than 20 elderly speakers. There is no current information on any other state in the United States regarding the Cheyenne language.<ref>
{{Cite web
| title = UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger
| access-date = 2012-09-29
| url = http://www.unesco.org/culture/languages-atlas/index.php
}}</ref>

The 2017 film ''[[Hostiles (film)|Hostiles]]'' features extensive dialogue in Northern Cheyenne. The film's producers hired experts in the language and culture to ensure authenticity.<ref>{{cite news | last =Schilling | first =Vincent | title ='Hostiles' Movie Starring Wes Studi, Christian Bale Will Screen in DC: National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), applauds Hostiles for 'authentic representation of Native peoples' and accurate speaking of Native languages | newspaper =[[Indian Country Today]] | date =January 8, 2018 | url =https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/culture/arts-entertainment/hostiles-movie-starring-wes-studi-christian-bale-will-screen-dc/ | access-date =February 3, 2018 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180122071739/https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/culture/arts-entertainment/hostiles-movie-starring-wes-studi-christian-bale-will-screen-dc/ | archive-date =January 22, 2018 | url-status =dead }}</ref>