Plains Indians
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Plains Indians or Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains are the Native American tribes and First Nations peoples who have historically lived on the Interior Plains of North America. While hunting-far
Stumickosúcks of the Kainai. George Catlin, 1832
Spotted Tail of the Lakota Sioux
Bison hunt under the wolf-skin mask, George Catlin, c. 1832
Early Native American tribal territories color-coded by linguistic group
Wichita people
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The Wichita people, or Wichita: kirikir?i:s, are a confederation of Southern Plains Native American tribes. Historically they spoke the Wichita language and Kichai language, both Caddoan languages. Th
Wichita grass lodge, near Anadarko, Oklahoma Territory, c. 1885–1900
Trade beads found at a Wichita village site, c. 1740, collection of the Oklahoma History Center
Wichita camp, 1904
Tatum, a Wichita woman, 1898