PONCAS
\pˈɒnkəz], \pˈɒnkəz], \p_ˈɒ_n_k_ə_z]\
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A tribe of Dakota Indians, have suffered greatly from the attacks of the Sioux, who drove them beyond the Missouri. In 1858 they sold lands to the Government and went on a reservation near the Yanktons. In 1865 they were assigned a reservation on the Missouri.
By John Franklin Jameson
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Snake's-head
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