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Definition: Arapaho from Collins English Dictionary

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1 (pl -hos or -ho) a member of a North American Indian people of the Plains, now living chiefly in Oklahoma and Wyoming

2 the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

Arapaho

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(Әrăp'Әhō), Native North Americans of the Plains whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages ). Their own name was Inuna-ina (our people), but they were referred to as “dog eaters” (for the obvious reason) by other Native Americans. Tradition places their early home in N Minnesota in the Red River valley, but nothing is known of the date or circumstances of their separation from other Algonquian peoples. They are thought to be most closely related to the Cheyenne and to the Blackfoot. However, it is known that the Arapaho divided into two groups after they migrated to the plains. One group, the Northern Arapaho, continued to live on the North Platte River in Wyoming, while the Southern Arapaho moved south to the Arkansas River in Colorado. Traditionally the Southern Arapaho were allied with the Cheyenne against the Pawnee. The Arapaho placed some emphasis on age grades , mainly for ceremonial purposes. Their…
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From Cassell's Peoples, Nations and Cultures Full text Article The Americas
A Native North American nation of the western and southern Great Plains of North America. Their name perhaps comes from the CROW and means ‘people of many tattoos’. Nomadic hunters, gatherers and traders, they spoke an Algonquian language. Acquiring European horses in the 1730s, they prospered as…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(Әrăp'Әhō), Native North Americans of the Plains whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages ). Their own name was Inuna-ina (our people), but they were referred to as “dog eaters” (for the obvious reason) by other Native…
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Current Locations: Oklahoma, Wyoming Language Family: Algonquian The bounty of food on the Great Plains enabled some tribes to grow rapidly, and around 1700, one of the largest got too big to avoid depleting nearby wood supplies and other resources, so they amicably split into two groups. The Gros…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Member of an American Indian people who moved from Minnesota and North Dakota to the upper Missouri River area in the 17th century, where they became close allies of the Cheyenne . Their language belongs to the Algonquian family. Originally a farming people in the eastern woodlands, they acquired…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
North American Plains Indian peoples living mostly in Oklahoma and Wyoming, U.S. They are believed to have once lived in permanent villages in the Eastern Woodlands. Their language is of Algonquian stock . Like other Plains groups, the Arapaho were nomadic, living in tepee s and depending on the…
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From Chambers Dictionary of World History
A Native American people of the northern Great Plains, members of the Algonquian linguistic group. Although they inhabited permanent settlements in the eastern woodlands in the 17c, they gradually adopted a nomadic lifestyle and moved westwards until, around 1830, they split into northern and…
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Full text Article Arapaho Sun Dance

From Cultural Studies: Holidays Around the World
The Sun Dance is a major religious event for many Native Americans, including the Cheyenne, Shoshone, and other Plains Indian tribes. The Arapaho people on the Wind River Reservation, outside Fort Washakie, Wyoming, hold the Sun Dance in mid-summer. To prepare for this sacred ceremony, they create a…
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From The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language
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