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Fish Eaters (Fish-Eaters)

"Fish Eaters" is an alternate name for the Assiniboine tribe. It was primarily used in historical texts, said to be an English translation from a name for the Assiniboines used by a neighboring tribe. This name is no longer in common use.

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Assiniboine
Assiniboine Sioux
Assiniboine animals
Siouan tribes
The Plains Indian

Here are a few good books about the Fish Eaters:
Land of Nakoda: The Story of the Assiniboine Indians
The History of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation
Assiniboine Indian Stories

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