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Prairie Indian
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a member of a of several tribes of Indians inhabiting the prairies, as the Blackfoot, Assiniboine, and Plains Cree.
See: Plain(s) Indian
Quotations
1853
These prairie Indians are dependent most entirely on the buffalo for subsistence.
1957
Prairie Indians have the buffalo and that is all they need. . . .