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Mandan
This is a history of the Mandan Indians, dating back some eight hundred years ago as they migrated westward, following the Missouri River. In time, they met white men. Then, in 1838, the deadly small pox nearly destroyed them.
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Mandan Mini Corn
The Mandan grew a unique variety of corn which was smaller than the corn produced by other tribes along the Missouri River.
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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.
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Fort Mandan
Fort Mandan, in present-day North Dakota, was begun on November 3, 1804 by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, co-leaders of the newly formed Corps of Discovery. Here they paused, through the winter of 1804-05, in their travels westward to the Pacific Ocean.
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Mandan Song
During his time among the Mandan tribe, George Catlin became entranced by the songs and music of his hosts.
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Mandan Sweat Lodge
The sweat lodge serves a twofold purpose--to clean the skin and to purge the body of impurities through steam.
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George Catlin, Painter of Indians
George Catlin is often talked about in the same breath as Charlie Russell and Frederic Remington. And well he should. He is one of the premier western painters. His paintings portrayed Indians before white man had changed their way of life.
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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.
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Calling Forth the Rain
When Catlin first encountered the Mandan tribe, he was able to observe a special rain ceremony that brought an end to a most devastating drought.
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Medicine Bundles
The medicine bundle is a significant symbol of healing and spirituality for the indigenous tribes of the Great Lakes and Plains.
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Medicine Pipes
Used to invoke healing elements during special ceremonies, the medicine pipe is a highly important symbol of the duality of indigenous science and spirituality.
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Moving West in Ancient Times
This article explores the possibility that the Mandan Indians of ancient times intermingled with white visitors to America.
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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.
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Ceremonies of the Plains
Public events that celebrate important religious and social occasions are primary facets of tribal life for communities of the Plains region of the United States
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Sacred Smoke
The use of tobacco among the southwestern Plains tribes is an integral part social, religious, and medicinal rights.
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition
In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on a journey to explore the unknown territory beyond the Missouri River. His immediate goal was to extend the American fur trade all the way to the West Coast. Secondarily, Lewis and Clark would map the vast unknown territory.
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Wildflowers At 70 MPH: Maximilian Sunflower
On the first leg of our trip west, across the bottom of Mississippi, up through Louisiana and into Texas, highways were lined with sunflowers, varieties of goldenrod, Mistflower, and golden asters. At rest stops and exit ramps I was able to identify Buffalo Bur, Camphorweed and Grass-leaved Golden Aster. The rest of the wildflowers, racing by at 70 mph, would have to be part of the scenery. In Texas, as we neared Oklahoma, a new sunflower entered the mix, becoming more abundant once we crossed the border.
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Dance and Native Life
Through the medium of dance, indigenous societies express their desires and hope to commune with the spirit world.
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John James Audubon
John James Audubon, artist and ornithologist, traveled America drawing birds of North America, of which were published in several volumes.
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The Creator Spirit
Among indigenous tribes there are two predominant mythologies with respect to a central creator spirit.
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The Discovery of America Before Columbus
The myth that Christopher Columbus "discovered" the New World has persisted for centuries. But the man who received all the credit was actually a late arrival.
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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.
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To Liverpool and the Dakotas
John James Audubon, artist and ornithologist, traveled America drawing birds of North America, of which were published in several volumes.
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Sacagawea: Guide to the West
Who was Sacagawea and why do we know so much...yet so little about her? Was she simply along for the ride, or did she contribute more to the opening of the west
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Sacajawea
Can you imagine joining the Lewis and Clark expedition at the age of fifteen and walking hundreds of miles with a baby strapped to your back? This is exactly what Sacajawea (pronounced sah-kah-guh-wee-uh) did when she was approximately fifteen years old.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Early Established Forts
In the 1820s, the race was on to establish fur-trading locations in the western reaches. As a result, Forts Cedar, Vanderburgh, Kiowa, and Benton were established. During this time, and a little earlier in other locations, Forts Bellefontaine, Clark, Kaskasia, and Osage were established.
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Fort Union
Fort Union is established, in 1827, by Kenneth McKenzie builds a fur trading empire and is relieved of his position because a whiskey still he builds. In 1865 the fort is sold to the military and later is torn down to provide building material for Fort Buford.
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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.
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Old Fort Benton
The building of the original Fort Benton by the newly reconstructed Missouri Fur Company under the direction of Joshua Pilcher was due to Mexico’s 1821 independence from Spain as well as the continued interest in trapping in the Mexican mountains. The aim of the fort’s owners was to establish trade with the Blackfeet Indians.
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Sacajawea: Interpreter
Sacajawea was a Shoshone girl who was kidnapped by the Blackfoot. Little did she know that when she was fifteen, she would trek across the country with a baby on her back.
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Daytime Dramas on TV
A brief look at the daytime shows that held the afternoon hours on TV in the 1950's including such dramas as The Guiding Light, Search for Tomorrow and others.
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Legends Behind the Northern Lights
A large mythology of the aurora grew up in different cultures that witnessed the lights to explain what they were and why they occurred.
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Pasco, WA, Park Honors Indian Guide Sacajawea
Sacajawea State Park, near Pasco, Washington, honors Sacajawea, Lewis & Clark's guide on their Corps of Discovery journey from St. Louis, Missouri, to the Pacific Ocean.
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Book Review - The Food Journal of Lewis & Clark
Mary Gunderson, culinary historian, chronicles the Lewis and Clark Expedition through paleocuisineology®-"bringing history alive though cooking."
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Jean Baptiste Charbonneau
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau was just a baby when he went with the famous Lewis and Clrk Expedition to the Pacific. Later, he becamea trapper, scout, and mountain man.
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Lewis and Clark, Council Bluffs, and the Oto
Lewis and Clark, Council Bluffs, and the Oto
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Shaumonekusse Part 1
Part one of the story of Shaumonekusse, Otoe Chief in 1830 until his death.
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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.
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Origins of Man
Man was the product of the spirit world's actions, continuing what Iyan had begun.
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William Clark - U.S. Explorer and Adventurer
Perhaps better known as the second half of the Lewis and Clark exploration team within the Corps of Discovery, William Clark led a remarkable career of adventure.
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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.
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An Open Letter Dated December 31, 1821
In 1818 G. A. Plains (Great American Plains) received a letter from his friend B. E. Settlements (Back East Settlements). G. A. Plains replies with the latest new of the happenings on the Great American Plains in a letter dated 1821.
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More than Sacagawea's Husband
Toussaint Charbonneau is usually mentioned only as Sacagawea's husband by historians and scholars. In fact, he lived a full, eventful, and often unscrupulous life.
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Sacagawea Biography
Sacagawea's story is a compelling one, even if half-shrouded in myth and legend. The young Native woman braved all the dangers and hardships equally with the men.
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Forts of the West, An Introduction
In time, numerous forts stretched across the west. Many of them are noted in the history of the American west because of battles involving them or that they were the location important treaties being signed. The names of some of these forts have become well known through out annuls of American Western history while today the names of so many of them are not now familiar to other than the most devoted historian. This series will attempts to bring to life many of these locations, both noted and obscure.
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