The Native peoples of the Great Plains consist of a variety of cultures who adopted a similar lifestyle that enabled them to survive in this relatively harsh region. These peoples based their subsistence upon the great bison herds, depending on them for food, clothing, and shelter; following these herds required the Great Plains peoples to adopt a nomadic existence with few … [Read more...] about Regalia of the Great Plains Nations: Researched by Macaylah Gant Hodge
The Union Campground Cemetery, located in the woods of northern Greene County, Missouri, was in use from 1840 to 1920. The cemetery fell into disuse after 1920, but it was rediscovered in 1992 by descendants of the people buried there; it is now maintained by the Union Campground Cemetery Association, and the cemetery continues to be visited by the descendants as well as … [Read more...] about Graves and Gravestones in the Union Campground Cemetery: Researched and Conserved by Rebecca Prado, Ashley Pitt, and Katie Kimbrough