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  • Chief Standing Bear

    Chief Standing Bear

    Ponca Chief Standing Bear merely wanted to fulfill a promise; instead, he became part of one of the West's most famous trials. The Chief'

  • The Ponca Tribe

    The Ponca Tribe

    This has been the homeland of the Ponca Indians since earliest recorded history. In 1866

  • Chief Standing Bear

    Chief Standing Bear

    Ponca Chief Standing Bear merely wanted to fulfill a promise; instead, he became part of one of the West's most famous trials. The Chief'

  • Ton won tonga Site

    Located near the town of Homer, Big Village or "Ton won tonga," the principal village of the Omaha tribe, was

  • The Sacred Hoop Garden

    The Sacred Hoop Garden

    The Sacred Hoop Prayer Garden is a living symbol of the Hoop of the World from the vision of the Oglala Lakota Holy Man Black Elk, found in John G. Neihardt's, Black Elk Speaks

  • Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte

    Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte

    Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte was born in 1865

  • U.S. Indian Industrial School Museum

    U.S. Indian Industrial School Museum

    Founded in 1884, the U.S. Indian Industrial School was located on 320 acres in the town of Genoa. Opening with only one building, the school grew to include thirty-nine structures on 64

  • Chief Tecumseh

    Chief Tecumseh

    The town of Tecumseh, Nebraska was named after the great Shawnee (Shawenese) Indian Chief Tecumseh born in 1768