the Plains Indians
noun/ðə ˈpleɪnz ɪndiənz/
/ðə ˈpleɪnz ɪndiənz/
- the traditional name for the native North American peoples who once lived on the Great Plains in the western central US. They include the Arapaho, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Comanche, Crow and Sioux. Many now live on western reservations (= areas of land kept separate for native North Americans to live in).
曾经生活在美国中西部大平原上的北美原住民的传统名称。他们包括阿拉帕霍族、黑脚族、夏安族、科曼奇族、克罗族和苏族。许多人现在生活在西部保留地（=为北美原住民居住而分开的土地区域）。