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- proper noun plural (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians native of the region between the Arkansas and Red rivers. They are related to the Pawnees. See
pawnees .
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- noun Plural form of
Wichita .
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Examples
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"By this time the Expedition had reached the country of the Wichitas, which is Quivira, and there was no gold, no metal of any sort but a copper gorget around the Chief's neck, and a few armbands.
The Trail Book Mary Hunter Austin 1901
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Having gained possession of the southern Plains the Comanches fought to preserve their conquest, not only from the Spanish but also from Pawnees, Arapahoes, Osages, Kiowas, Naishans, Wichitas, and Navajos.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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Having gained possession of the southern Plains the Comanches fought to preserve their conquest, not only from the Spanish but also from Pawnees, Arapahoes, Osages, Kiowas, Naishans, Wichitas, and Navajos.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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It is unclear how Williams found the village in the great, wild beyond of the unsurveyed Indian territories, but he undoubtedly used Indian guides who were friendly with Comanches, very likely Delawares or Wichitas.
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010
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There were other sedentary tribes who lived beyond the frontier and were thus safe for the moment from this cleansing by fire: Wichitas, Wacos, Tawakonis, Kichais, Tonkawas, and a few others.
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010
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So they began to solve their problem the old way: by raiding the Wichitas and other nearby tribes.
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010
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Quanah: We would like to know how much per acre, because we have heard that some tribes received $1.25 per acre, and the Wichitas received fifty cents per acre and were dissatisfied.2
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010
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The new era began with the bizarre decision by J. H. Leavenworth, the appointed agent for the Comanches and Kiowas and a loud proponent of peace, to locate his agency at Fort Cobb on the Washita River, which was on the reservation of the Wichitas and affiliated bands, well north of the Comanche-Kiowa lands.
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010
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As with many Comanche raids, there were also outriders, in this case Wichitas, with whom the Comanches had recently made peace.
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010
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Their Wichita scouts soon found a large village of Comanches next to a village of Wichitas.
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010
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