DCHP-1 Online
blanket Indian † 
an Indian living remote from civilization and following the traditions of his people; originally, an Indian who dressed in a trade blanket.
See also: blanket ((n.)) (def. 1b)
- 1891 It seems to me that the proper persons to deal with the wild blanket Indians of the Northwest Territories and British Columbia are these civilized Christian Indians of Ontario and Quebec and some parts of Manitoba.
- 1891 It seems to me that the proper persons to deal with the wild blanket Indians of the Northwest Territories and British Columbia are these civilized Christian Indians of Ontario and Quebec and some parts of Manitoba.