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1300
Native Americans first settled the Great Plains.
Some people were nomadic because they followed the food that they depended on. Others had homes near rivers where they farmed. -
Period: 1500 to
Spanish brought horses to the Great Plains.
Some horses got away and became wild horses. -
1550
Spanish horses
The Spanish brought horses to the Great Plains. -
The first Europeans arrive to Iowa.
French explorers traveled the Mississippi River. -
Period: to
Native Americans started using horses.
They used horses for hunting on horseback and traveling long distances. -
Native Americans and horses
Native Americans started using horses for hunting and transportation. -
Lewis and Clark arrived in Iowa with Sacagawea.
Sacagawea helped explorers by navigation and talking to other Native Americans. -
Fox Indian Chief Wapello was buried near Ottumwa, Iowa .
He is buried near agency at Chief Wapello Memorial Park.