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Big Muddy Series - Part 1:Missouria Indians - Rocheport - November 8, 2011

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(Part 1 of 6) Few people know that the Missouri River, and the state named after it, were actually named for a tribe of Native Americans that lived along the river near the mouth of the Grand River. Even fewer people know much about the tribe, which had already begun to decline due to disease by the time European explorers began to encounter them. Mike Dickey, author and historian, shares the knowledge he gained researching his recently released book called "The People of the River's Mouth - In Search of the Missouria Indians". The presentation was given at Les Bourgeois Bistro in Rocheport, MO, and recorded by Jodi Pfefferkorn of Flaming Fiddle Productions. To see the event page, with links to purchase Mike's book and more info, visit: http://www.riverrelief.org/updates/entry/nov-8-big-muddy-speaker-series-in-rocheport/ This presentation is part of the Big Muddy Speaker Series, a statewide monthly series of presentations in Kansas City, Rocheport and St. Charles. The Speaker Series is hosted statewide by Missouri River Relief and Friends of Big Muddy, US Fish & Wildlife Service and Big Muddy National Fish & Wildlife Refuge. For more info, see: http://www.riverrelief.org/updates/entry/big-muddy-speaker-series/