When Minnesota became aU.S. statein 1858, its boundaries were cut back from the Missouri River eastward to the Red River. In 1861 Minnesota was the first Northern state to send volunteers to serve in theAmerican Civil War. Meanwhile, a Dakota revolt, which became known as theSioux Uprising...
Faint scrim for wings, eyes. Slight dark divot on head $75 SOLD #AK-BIRD-95 Tiny Snow bunting (bird) in the snow (walrus ivory, black whip coral branches for trees and bushes, and polar bear fur representing snow; chips of walrus ivory; on walrus ivory base). Signed “Brian Kulik,...
Missouri, that housed an estimated 10,000–40,000 individuals during its peak period of use. Mississippian peoples had an intricate ritual life involving complex religious ornamentation, specialized ceremonial centers, and an organized priesthood. Many of these features persisted among their descendants,...
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The two would gather cedar roots to make baskets, hunted for the roots, often under rotting trees. Martha cut the roots into four-foot lengths, then packed them to the beach where she worked for hours creating the clam baskets her grandmother had taught her to make. It was a knowledge ...
“From the Missouri River . . . to the Bighorn country . . . all the nations of the Sioux and many of their Cheyenne and Arapaho friends had gathered.” The chiefs told Grant’s delegation there would be no sale, setting in motion a years-long conflict punctuated by Custer’s fall ...
The sycamore lace bug (Corythucha ciliataSay, 1832) is one of the most abundant and widespread pests on plane trees (Platanusspp.) across the globe. The native range of the species is in North America, but it has been introduced to Europe (1964), South America (1985), Asia (1995), ...