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Lecture and Booksigning on Missouria Indians
Join author, Michael Dickey, for a lecture & booksigning of his book, "The People of the River's Mouth: In Search of the Missouria Indians"
In conjunction with our Missouri Day celebration, join Michael Dickey, author of “The People of the River’s Mouth: In Search of the Missouria Indians” for a presentation and book signing on Wednesday, October 15 from 6:30 to 8:00 at the First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site. The Missouria were the first group of indigenous people the European explorers encountered when exploring the Pekitanoui River, what is now known as the Missouri River.
Mr. Dickey has been studying Missouri History for most of his life and is the administrator of Arrow Rock State Historic Site. This book is one of the first to recover the lost history of the Missouria people who William Clark in 1804 described as “once the most numerous nation in this part of the continent.” Mr. Dickey also authored, Arrow Rock: Crossroads of the Missouri Frontier which won the 2005 Missouri Humanities Council Book Award.
This event is free and open to the public.