Snake Indian

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Snake Indian (plural Snake Indians)

  1. (archaic) A member of the Northern Paiute, Bannock or Shoshone Native Americans.
    • 1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 40:
      My next reverse met us near the Humboldt River, when one night we were attacked by a prowling band of Snake Indians.
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