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Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains
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Plains style Distribution of Indigenous peoples of the North American Plains Dramatizing the West Traditional performance George Catlin: Buffalo Hunt, Chase Clovis culture spear point Mandan: village Adapting traditional travel Buffalo on the Plains George Catlin: A Little Sioux Village
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Also Known As Plains Indians • North American Plains Indian

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Plains style
Distribution of Indigenous peoples of the North American Plains
Dramatizing the West
Traditional performance
George Catlin: Buffalo Hunt, Chase
Clovis culture spear point
Mandan: village
Adapting traditional travel
Buffalo on the Plains
George Catlin: A Little Sioux Village
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Robert H. Lowie
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Maximilian, prince zu Wied-Neuwied
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George A. Dorsey
American anthropologist

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