- Niobrara Reservation
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The Niobrara Reservation is a former Indian Reservation in northeast Nebraska. Originally comprising lands for both the Santee Sioux and the Poncas near the mouth of the Niobrara River, there was a government boarding school for both tribes. By 1908 1,130.7 acres (4.576 km2) were reserved for an agency, school and mission for a distinct Santee Sioux Reservation; the neighboring Ponca Reservation had only 160 acres (0.65 km2) reserved for agency and school buildings.
Located west of Lynch, Nebraska, an archeological dig began in the early 20th century that excavated a historic Pawnee village on the reservation. A project of the University of Nebraska and the Smithsonian Institution, the workers were paid by the Works Progress Administration. The village included circular homes up to sixty feet in diameter, stretched for almost two miles (3 km) along the south banks of the Niobrara River.[1]
Niobrara Island was included in the original reservation.
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References
- ^ "Rabbit Hunt", ABCD unlimited. Retrieved 12/5/08.
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