Kutenai

[ koot-n-ey, -n-ee ]

/ ˈkut nˌeɪ, -nˌi /

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noun

a member of a North American Indian people of British Columbia, Montana, and Idaho.

the language of the Kutenai Indians.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

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Then at last they listened to the words of the Kutenai woman.
Jack in the Rockies|George Bird Grinnell
Now on the bank of the river there was a camp of Kutenai Indians.
Jack the Young Canoeman|George Bird Grinnell
Even today the lower Kutenai are noted for their water-tight baskets of split roots.
The Red Man's Continent|Ellsworth Huntington
In addition, note that the Kutenai (also called Skalzi) are a distinct linguistic stock, known as Kitunahan.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, v. 27|Various

The Sarsi also had the very same form and we may suspect the Kutenai as well.
The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians|Clark Wissler