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Hugh Glass, Mountain Man (Part 1) Hugh Glass is mostly known as the mountain man who survived an attack by a bear. Even when others didn't know him personally, they knew him for that fact. But what about his life before and after that event. Much is still unknown, but some details are available to paint a complete picture of the brave mountain man. hugh glass • arikara • pawnee • andrew henry • mandan
Hugh Glass, Mountain Man (Part 2) Hugh Glass is mostly known as the mountain man who survived an attack by a bear. Even when others didn't know him personally, they knew him for that fact. But what about his life before and after that event. Much is still unknown, but some details are available to paint a complete picture of the brave mountain man. hugh glass • grizzly bear • arikara • pawnee • fur trade
The Earth Lodge In 1837, George Catlin displayed a series of paintings created during his time among the Plains tribes. Among these paintings was the first rendering of the earth lodge. earth lodge • hidatsa • mandan • arikara • ponca
And the Waters Yielded Life The primordial soup, the vast sea, the water of Chaos, from out of these waters came life, and it was good. myth • torah • old_testament • new_testament • native_americans
Custer's Last Stand (Part 2) In a day and a half of fighting, the 7th Cavalry lost three-fourths of its men. The Sioux, and their allies the Cheyenne, decimated the army, without much loss to themselves. Custer did not get his wish of becoming president of the United States. little big horn • rosebud • yellowstone • bighorn • george armstrong custer
IMMIGRANTS: NATIVE and NEW Beginning with the Mound Builders in South Dakota, even the Native Americans were immigrants to the New World. Their arrival was followed by other Indian tribes who were, in turn, followed by European explorers and fur trappers. south dakota • missouri • river • mound builders • arikara
A Slave Crosses A Nation York, the slave of William Clark, goes west the Corps of Discovery. York amazes and is much admired by the Indians. Sometime later Clark frees him and set him up in business. york • slave • black • clark • lewis
Custer's Last Stand (Part 1) There were many reasons for Custer's defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Some are outlined in this article. One thing is clear: his forces were far outnumbered by the Sioux by a factor of about ten to one. little big horn • rosebud • yellowstone • far west • terry
Fort Raymond Fort Raymond, constructed in 1807 at the mouth of the Bighorn River was constructed by St. Louis Merchant and fur trader Manual Lisa. Lisa was also involved in real estate, trade with the Osage Indians, as well as the buying and selling of slaves. Ft. Raymond was named after Lisa’s son. fort raymond • manual lisa • lewis • clark • napoleon
MANUEL LISA: A Scoundrel Among Scoundrels Spaniard Manuel Lisa was known for his sly and underhanded business dealings in Saint Louis, Missouri. But Lisa was not the only scoundrel of the day. Some of his opposition, back in the early 1800's, included Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and the Chouteaus of the founding French family of Saint Louis. The contention between Lisa and the Chouteaus concerned the fur trade with the Osage Indians. manuel lisa • missouri fur company • lewis • clark • chouteaus
Controversial Mandan AmerIndian Tribe It's still a matter of debate that Celtic Prince Madog discovered America in 1170 CE and, with a group of his people, settled there and intermingled with the Mandans. mandan amerindian tribe • white indians • welsh amerindians • welsh prince madog • mandan native americans
How to Grow a Three Sisters Garden The earliest Americans planted food using what is called three sisters gardening. This simple yet productive method can easily be done today in any home garden. three sisters gardening • native american garden • maize • iroquois traditions • planting corn
Lewis and Clark: a couple of High Plains Drifters Lewis and Clark and their fellow explorers rode out the winter of 1804/05 in the High Plains, at Fort Mandan, in what we now know as South Dakota. During the autumn prior to, and the spring and early summer following that winter they encountered many new plant species. lewis and clark: a couple of high plains drifters • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology
Americas Black West, part 1 Esteban Dorantes, around 1527, looks for the Seven Cities of Gold in Arizona and New Mexico. In the late 1700s Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable establishes a fur trading business on the Chicago River. In 1804, York as the slave of William Clark travels westward with the Corps of Discovery. James Beckwourth, fur trapper and mountain man, becomes a member of a Crow Indian band. Benjamin Singleton, following the Civil War, endorses movement of freed blacks to Kansas. nicodemus • esteban dorantes • jean baptiste pointe du sable • york • william clark
The Indians at Little Bighorn On June 25, 1876 Custer clashed with Sioux and other Indians at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. This article deals with some of the Indians, on both sides, who were involved in this historic battle. custer • bighorn • varnum • sioux • benteen
Planning For Winter Squash Don't wait until next Thanksgiving to start thinking about winter squash again. squash • buttercup squash • winter squash • cucurbitaceae • acorn squash |
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