Arikara
Americannoun
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a member of a group of North American Indians of Pawnee origin who now inhabit the Dakota region.
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the Caddoan language spoken by the Arikara.
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The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara peoples are learning more about the missiles siloed on their lands, and that knowledge has put the preservation of their culture and heritage in even starker relief.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 24, 2023
The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation announced the deal Friday but didn’t disclose how much it paid.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2023
However, the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation on the Fort Berthold reservation has expressed support for the North Dakota map, which places Fort Berthold in its own district instead of dividing it.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2022
Ms. Watt, 53, is an enrolled member of the Seneca Nation, and Mr. Luger, 42, is an enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation who also has Lakota heritage.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2021
“For sure. But you know what? I’ll bet, except for a few Lakota, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Crow, and Arikara people who come here, no one has the connection to this place that you do.”
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
Fearing that the Arikaras would find the party if they stayed, Henry left two men—probably, though not definitely, Jim Bridger and a companion named Fitzpatrick—with Glass, to bury him when he inevitably died.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2015
He was eventually killed, apparently by the Arikaras, near the Missouri River, in 1833.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2015
The Mandans, Hidatsas and Arikaras were three nations allied together for mutual protection against the encroachments of their common enemies who pressed upon them from all sides.
From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by Helleberg, C. G. (Carl Gustaf)
By the flickering light of a camp-fire I saw the Arikaras sitting around and calmly smoking their pipes.
From The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I by Lermina, Jules
They traveled across country, through central Wyoming, and struck the Platte; paddled down the Platte in hide boats that they made—and ran right into the Arikaras.
From Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)
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