A member of a Native American people historically located in the Great Plains, particularly along the Missouri River in what is now North and South Dakota.
From the Arikara language itself; the name is believed to derive from their own word meaning 'corn eater' or 'people of the corn,' reflecting their agricultural lifestyle.
The Arikara were master farmers and traders who prospered along the Missouri River until disease and conflict devastated their population in the 1800s—they're part of the Three Affiliated Tribes today.
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