Cargando…

The people of the river's mouth : in search of the Missouria Indians /

"The Missouria people were the first American Indians encountered by European explorers venturing up the Pekitanoui River--the waterway we know as the Missouri. This Indian nation called itself the Nyut^achi, which translates to "People of the River Mouth," and had been a dominant for...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dickey, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press, ©2011.
Colección:Missouri heritage readers.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The origins of the Missouria : Woodland, Mississippian, and Oneota cultures
  • The Europeans arrive : change and continuity
  • Early French and Spanish contacts
  • Turmoil in Upper Louisiana
  • The Americans : rapid and dramatic change
  • The end of the Missouria homeland
  • Epilogue : allotment and a new beginning.