Osage and Missouria Indians in Missouri

 

 

The Osage and Missouria tribes were two of the most significant when early explorers went up the Missouri river.  Below is a link to a good 3 part article published several years ago in Missouri Life Magazine....

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AH19E9_fTbBU8NRXVpctqRtkwXPMIQdZ/view?usp=sharing 

People of the River's Mouth

 The Missouria Indians were one of the noteworthy Native American tribes  associate with the Missouri River.  Here is a great video full of historical facts re this tribe. 

More on Bullboats

 

Canoes and keelboats were not the only means of transportation on the Missouri River. Native Americans were probably one of the first people to utilize materials at hand to create "bull boats" to move freely on the waters of the Missouri and other rivers, streams, and lakes. Here is a great photographic essay on Native American construction of a bull boat from the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site Facebook Page.

See the images HERE