by David Bristow | Feb 8, 2023 | Blog
A Jewish immigrant from Prussia, Julius Meyer followed his brothers to Omaha in the 1860s and made contact with various Indigenous nations in the region. Meyer said he learned to speak six Native languages and worked as a translator for the US government. Using beads...
by evolempirecreative | Jan 9, 2023 | Blog
Location U.S. 20, Harrison, Sioux County, Nebraska View this marker’s location 42653184, -103.4972 Marker Text On September 9, 1878, after a year of suffering on an Oklahoma reservation, some 300 Northern Cheyenne Indians began a trek back to their homeland....
by evolempirecreative | Oct 29, 2022 | Blog
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-26/genoa-indian-school-search-for-lost-cemetery/101081992History Nebraska employees were deeply saddened by the recent discoveries of Indigenous children’s remains at residential schools in Canada. Nebraska has its own ugly past...
by evolempirecreative | Oct 29, 2022 | Blog
The Nebraska Historical Marker Program is one of History Nebraska’s most popular programs, but some markers have not aged well. We’re reviewing them to identify and prioritize the ones that fall short of our standards. By David L. Bristow, Editor June 1, 2021, updated...
by evolempirecreative | Oct 29, 2022 | Blog
A labor shortage during World War I left western Nebraska potato farmers facing the loss of their crop. They brought in Lakota (Sioux) Indians as harvesters, beginning a tradition that lasted from 1917 through the 1950s. The story is one both of prejudice and...
