Arikara
Americannoun
plural
Arikaras,plural
Arikara-
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.
Example Sentences
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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
Additional research showed that flaring rates on Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation lands atop the oil-rich Bakken formation were extremely high compared to public and tribal lands outside of North Dakota.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2023
Mark Fox, tribal chairman of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, welcomed the change, telling The Bismarck Tribune that the slur “really causes serious and strong emotions and resistance to that term.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2023
Carla Fredericks, Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara, is chief executive officer of The Christensen Fund, a $300 million foundation.
From Washington Times • Jul. 23, 2022
Some of the other panels were about the enemies of the Lakota and Cheyenne: the Crow and Arikara scouts who were with the Long Knives that day.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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