Westward expansion brings explorers, settlers in contact with the plains Indians
<p><span word="American">American</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Ember">Ember</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="series">series</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Siberia">Siberia</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Siberia">Siberia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Alaska">Alaska</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="age">age</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="religions">religions</span>.</p><p><span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="group">group</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tribes">tribes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="four">four</span>, <span word="Merriwether">Merriwether</span> <span word="Lewis">Lewis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Clark">Clark</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="explorers">explorers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tribes">tribes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Plains">Plains</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="explorers">explorers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="Native">Native</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="explorers">explorers</span> <span word="neared">neared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rocky">Rocky</span> <span word="Mountains">Mountains</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="encountered">encountered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shoshone">Shoshone</span> <span word="tribe">tribe</span>. <span word="Merriwether">Merriwether</span> <span word="Lewis">Lewis</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Imagine">Imagine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Merriwether">Merriwether</span> <span word="Lewis">Lewis</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rocky">Rocky</span> <span word="Mountains">Mountains</span>. <span word="Across">Across</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="hill">hill</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span> <span word="Shoshone">Shoshone</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bow">bow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="arrow">arrow</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="poles">poles</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="knife">knife</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="riders">riders</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riders">riders</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horses">horses</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horses">horses</span>' <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>.</p>
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