9/28/2024 | Watkins Mill State Park | Lawson, MO
Long before the Europeans and their ancestors arrived in the Midwest and claimed dominion over an imagined wilderness, the area that would become Missouri was native ground to multiple tribal groups. Groups such as the Osage, Quapaw, Otoe, Missouria, Ioway, Sauk, Fox, Omaha, Peoria, Piankeshaw, Ponca, Kaw and Chickasaw resided in parts of the state before Missouri’s boundaries appeared on a map. After the formation of the United States, other Indigenous peoples passed through or settled in the region, as members of the Shawnee, Delaware, Pottawatomi, Miami, Kickapoo and Cherokee were forced to relocate to west of the Mississippi River.
This presentation focuses on the original inhabitants of Missouri, as well as those who were forced to travel through or to the state after being removed from their ancestral homelands. The presentation will take place inside the visitor center at Watkins Mill State Park. This event is free and open to the public, and there is no need to register. More information can be obtained by calling the park office at 816-580-3387.
This presentation is sponsored by the Missouri Speakers Bureau. The Missouri Speakers Bureau is jointly organized and managed by Missouri Humanities and the State Historical Society of Missouri.
Presentation Time: 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
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Associated activities
- Interpretive Programs