Definitions for "Arikara"
Keywords:  dakota, caddoan, missouri, ree, caddo
a member of the Caddo people who formerly lived in the Dakotas west of the Missouri river
the Caddoan language spoken by the Arikara people
(ah RICK ah rah) also Arickaree (ah rick ah REE): Also known simply as the Ree, this American Indian tribe lived in three villages along the upper Missouri River near the border of modern-day North and South Dakota. They got their livelihood from farming and trading. They were quite friendly to the Corps of Discovery.