Mo'ohta'vo'ohnaaeva

Mo’ohta’vo’ohnaaeva is a Cheyenne name for the Black Hills, a forested mountain region rising from the northern Plains. Its name refers to black rock. The northern and western hills formed part of the country of Cheyenne bands whose movements also extended toward the Powder River and Tongue River valleys. Dark wooded slopes and high ridges distinguish the hills from the surrounding grasslands.