Plains Indian

American  

noun

1. a member of any of the American Indian tribes, as those of the Algonquian, Athabascan, Caddoan, Kiowa, Siouan, or Uto-Aztecan linguistic families, that formerly inhabited the Great Plains. All were more or less nomadic, following the buffalo, and were often in touch with one another so that the development among them of common culture traits is noticeable.

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Plains Indian British  

noun

1. a member of any of the North American Indian peoples formerly living in the Great Plains of the US and Canada

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Example Sentences

She made her feature film debut in 2012's Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian, which starred Benicio del Toro.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024

Additional troop deployment has also taken place at Demchok and Depsang Plains, Indian media reports say.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2021

To celebrate and honor community members who died of COVID-19, the tribe plans to install a permanent memorial near the Museum of the Plains Indian.

From Washington Times • Apr. 11, 2021

Then you’d see them involved the Plains Indian warfare, but it would never be connected.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2020

Russell was the greatest painter that ever painted a range man, a range cow, a range horse or a Plains Indian.

From Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations by Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank)