While camped near an Arikara village in June 2, 1823, the trappers were attacked by the Indians. Fourteen trappers died and 10 were wounded, including Glass, who was shot in the leg.

One morning while Glass is out hunting, a tribe of Arikara springs a surprise attack on the trappers while they’re at campside, relaxed and vulnerable. As Glass joins the fight and protects his ...

While enroute, Glass was shot in the leg during a skirmish with Arikara Indians who had attacked the party. The Indians had killed 14 members of the group and all 19 of the horses they had traded ...

While enroute, Glass was shot in the leg during a skirmish with Arikara Indians who had attacked the party. The Indians had killed 14 members of the group and all 19 of the horses they had traded ...

Object Details Author Unknown Subject National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Category Historic Images of the Smithsonian Summary An exhibit case on Village Indians of the Eastern Plains containing ...

"Myths and Traditions of the Arikara Indians" by Douglas Parks, published by University of Nebraska Press. This is a one-volume distillation of scores of Arikara myths and stories collected by ...

The Arikara tribe of American Indians has never had it easy. Its people have been slaughtered in war and by epidemics. But they had at least a couple of friends who were white: explorers Lewis and ...