Snake Indian
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[edit]Noun
[edit]Snake Indian (plural Snake Indians)
- (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.