Brulé

[< Cdn F Bois Brûlé charred wood]

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Brule, Brûlé

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1n. — Hist.

a half-breed, especially one having French blood; Métis.

1815

It is also reported that several Brules had been made prisoners. . . .

1816

. . . Brules, Metifs [Métis], or half-breeds [are] the bastard sons of Indian concubines, kept by the partners or servants of the North-West Company.

1849

There are no better horsemen in the world than the Red River "brulés."

1952

The horsemen, who seemed to be all Brûlés, turned out toward the prairies. . . .

2n.

a sub-tribe of the Dakota Indians living south of what is now Saskatchewan; a sub-group of the Sioux.

1912

The Siouan family is divided as follows: . . . 7, (a) Sichangu or Brulés. . . .

1928

. . . the Brules undoubtedly had been planning a raid on a Mandan village. . . .