Word: assiniboine
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Dates: during 1976-1976
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PEOPLE OF THE FIRST MAN. Edited by Davis Thomas and Karin Ronnefeldt. 256 pages. Dutton. $29.95. The Plains Indian warrior was not only proud but prosperous as well. Sioux, Minnetaree. Assiniboin, Cree and Mandan were among the tribes who lived in high style before the European invaders manifested their destiny. The Indians' chief sources of wealth were the bison and the horse. In 1883 the German explorer and naturalist Prince Maximilian of Wied and his Swiss-born companion, Artist Karl Bodmer, traveled among the tribes. The result was Maximilian's diaries, packed with details of Indian life...
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