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John Blackfeather

Male. Born on December 15, 1955. Is married.

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Missouri Indian Tribes The larges and most powerful tribe was the Osage, who lived along the Osage River. North of the Missouri lived the Otoe tribe. The Missouria people lived in villages by Missouri... View MoreMissouri Indian Tribes The larges and most powerful tribe was the Osage, who lived along the Osage River. North of the Missouri lived the Otoe tribe. The Missouria people lived in villages by Missouri rivers. There are many famous Native American tribes who played a part in the history of the state and whose tribal territories and homelands are located in the present day state of Missouri. The names of the Missouri tribes included the Caddo, Dakota, Delaware, Fox, Illinois, Iowa, Kickapoo, Missouri, Omaha, Osage (see above picture), Otoe, Sauk and Shawnee. The climate, land, history, environment and natural resources that were available to the indigenous Indian tribes in Missouri resulted in the adoption of the Woodlands culture and some adopted the Great Plains Indians culture. Meaning of State name: From the name of a tribe meaning “Great Muddy,” which refers to the river. Geography, Environment and Characteristics of the State of Missouri: Hills, plains and prairiewith deep, narrow valleys in the North Culture adopted by Missouri Indians: Woodlands culture and some adopted the Great Plains culture Languages: Muskogean Way of Life (Lifestyle): Hunter Fishers Types of housing, homes or shelters: Chickees, Wigwams aka Birchbark houses and Longhouses History Timeline of the Missouri Indians 1000: Mississippian Culture established. This was the last of the mound-building cultures of North America in Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States 1000 AD: Woodland Period including the Hopewell cultures established along rivers in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States which included trade exchange systems and burial systems 1000: Mississippian Culture established. This was the last of the mound-building cultures of North America in Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States 1673: First Europeans, Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet, discovered the land that would later become Missouri were were the during their voyage down the Mississippi River. 1750: St Genevieve established a trading post, the first permanent white settlement 1775: 1775 - 1783 - The American Revolution. 1776: July 4, 1776 - United States Declaration of Independence 1803: The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France for 15 million dollars for the land 1812: 1812 - 1815: The War of 1812 between U.S. and Great Britain, ended in a stalemate but confirmed America's Independence. The War of 1812 was a real threat to settlements along the Missouri River attacked by the Sauk Fox tribes 1821: Missouri admitted to the Union 1830: Indian Removal Act 1832: Black Hawk War occurred in Northern Illinois and Southwestern Wisconsin. The Native Indian Sauk and Fox tribes were led by Chief Black Hawk in an attempt to re-take their homeland 1832: Department of Indian Affairs established 1835: Second Seminole War (1835–1842) 1836: Missouri–Iowa Border War 1837: Osage Indian War (1837) After years of war with invading Iroquois, the Osage migrated west of the Mississippi River to their historic lands in present-day Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma. The conflict involved a number of battles with the Osage Indians in Missouri. 1861: 1861 - 1865: The American Civil War. 1862: U.S. Congress passes Homestead Act opening the Great Plains to settlers 1865: The surrender of Robert E. Lee on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy 1887: Dawes General Allotment Act passed by Congress leads to the break up of the large Indian Reservations and the sale of Indian lands to white settlers 1969: All Indians declared citizens of U.S. 1979: American Indian Religious Freedom Act was passed

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