An Arikara village, near where present-day Pierre,…
1743 CE
The Arikara's name is believed to mean "horns," in reference to the ancient custom of wearing two upright bones in their hair.
The name also could mean "elk people" or "corn eaters."
The Arikara language is a member of the Caddoan language family. Arikara is close to the Pawnee language, but they are not mutually intelligible.
Linguistic divergence between Arikara and Pawnee suggests a separation from the Skidi Pawnee in about the fifteenth century.
The Arzberger Site near present-day Pierre, South Dakota, designated as a National Historic Landmark, is an archeological site from this period, containing the remains of a fortified village with more than forty-fou rlodges.
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