It is a fundamental assumption that cultural knowledge is embedded within the act of communication and interaction. This research examines the physical and built environments that pertain specifically to the Northern Cheyenne Nation. Questioning, how do social infrastructures, operating within the public realm (both built and unbuilt) directly affect native culture, community, and landscape? This research will explore the potential of indian cultural values that exist within the physical environment and how these values can inform and direct the design of the environment. Through analysis and interaction with the American Indian I will seek to understand how architecture(s) can play a role in culture and the definition of a community environment. In an attempt to examine how cultural conditions are seen and redefined in terms of today . The focus here will be to explore the community as it relates to an Indians definition of living and interaction within society.