Different field seasons, we documented several delaware village sites, dating from 1822 to 1830. They were more americanized than other groups, just that they had been in contact with euroam ericans very early. Where were they from . Becameaware valley as it known. Came into contact very early with english, french, dutch, and had probably signed more treaties than any other group, and was pushed, pushed over and over, further and further west. Missouriy in southwest was very shortlived. Leave,sically wanted to actually. There were whites in the area, hunters and other people. The area has been hunted out. One leave, year the valley flooded big time. They lost their crops. Because of that, the area has been hunted out a lot. It wasit was a transition for t. They started hunting bison part of that year to supplement what they could find around their southwest settlements. They wanted to leave. Hey signed anotherhey signed and went to the kansas sidehey signd went to the kansas side of what became the western border of missouri. Ultimately signed another treaty, and moved south and west into what was indian territory, ultimately the state of oklahoma. We will show you a lot of stuff here. What i was particularly interested in believe it or not, i think we have excavated chief andersons house. Ofwas the big chief delaware. The nature of some of these ceramics very fancy stuff. Things you would not find on a euroamerican site. Whoever lived there had a lot of wealth, and someone probably high ranking within the delaware group. Really more handpainted, fancy stuff. A very wealthy person. You can see all sorts of material culture from that period. Here is a spoon, of course. These are british gun flints. Scissors. This was probably part of a stove. This was part of some kind of utensil, spoon, knife. Mule shoe. Obably a they occurred in half parts instead of the incomplete year of being complete all around. Handle. A bone these are probably protective brass and iron. They had a blacksmith in town, lived very close to jesus anderson. Someone paid for by the federal government, someone objects that objects that were sold or traded to them, cutting them up, rolling the iron, heating it up and making other brass and iron. Theythings that were ethnically native american. We know for sure they were native americans based on the hawks of beads, these bangles,ch they wore, silver they wore a lot of broaches. A good assemblage of material culture from that time. I am amazed with this particular delaware town site, that it had such a rich material culture for such a short period of occupation. People ask me, what is the greatest thing you found . I stumble at the question, because everything to me is interesting. It could be a bone from a rabbit, or something we call whiteware. Everything. Ndants, eight years, and this was all from one area. Our cities tour staff recently traveled to springfield, missouri to learn about it rich history. Learn more about springfield and other stops on our tour at www. Cspan. Org citiestour. The american historical association, the largest professional association for historians, met in washington dc this week. ,ext, American History tv topics of 1968, a look back 50 years, remembering reconstruction in the civil rights movement. Good morning. Ok. Welcome to 50 years after 1968. This is the first of a series of panels on the 50th anniversary of 1968. This is one called 1968 as a local and global event. I am the i am the chair today. , university of new york and others