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  1. Member of any of the North American Indian
  2. peoples of the Great Plains, which extend
  3. over 3,000 km/2,000 mi from Alberta to Texas.
  4. The Plains Indians were drawn from diverse
  5. linguistic stocks fringing the Plains, but
  6. shared many cultural traits, especially the
  7. nomadic hunting of bison herds once horses
  8. became available in the 18th century. The
  9. various groups include Blackfoot, Cheyenne,
  10. Comanche, Pawnee, and the Dakota or Sioux.
  11.