Chief Standing Bear and the Declaration of Independence
By David L. Bristow, July 23, 2025
A statue of Chief Standing Bear now stands in the US Capitol, and Lincoln’s newest high school is named in his honor. ...
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The Dawes Act: Why most reservation land is not owned by Native Americans
Tribal lands were held in common before an 1887 law called the Dawes Severalty Act. The government wanted to assimilate Native Americans into US culture, and to do this ...
Pawnee Scouts
No tribe has deeper roots in Nebraska than the Pawnees, but by the mid-nineteenth century they faced mounting hardship and multiple enemies. Pressured by the ...
Emily Fontenelle’s Fancy Handbag
This handbag reflects Emily Fontenelle’s mixed-race Pawnee heritage and her nineteenth- and twentieth-century lifetime. She donated the bag to the Nebraska State ...
“Now there was blood in her eye”: An 1879 interview with Bright Eyes
By David L. Bristow
This is a preview of an article that will appear in the Spring 2026 issue of Nebraska History magazine. "Household Plus" NSHS members receive four ...
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