blackfeet

Noun

The word is derived from blackfoot

Meaning

A tribe of North American Indians formerly inhabiting the country from the upper Missouri River to the Saskatchewan, but now much reduced in numbers.

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Examples

Bridger wanted to move on, but Carson and the other young men wanted to kill the Blackfeet. Source: Internet

Across from the church, he also helped found the grade school, De La Salle Blackfeet, which has 70 students in grades four to eight. Source: Internet

Historian David Roberts has written: "It was taken for granted that the Blackfeet were bad Indians; to shoot them whenever he could was a mountain man's instinct and duty." Source: Internet

During the night, the Blackfeet tried to steal their weapons. Source: Internet

He hated the Blackfeet, and killed them at every opportunity. Source: Internet

His last battle with the Blackfeet took place in spring 1838. Source: Internet

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