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2026 Native American Artifact Show

Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Visitor Center 100 Valmont Drive, Nebraska City, NE, United States

This educational exhibition event features authentic Native American artifacts from a number of private and public collections. Visitors will be able to see some of the nest examples of spear points, arrowheads, tools, and pottery in the Midwest. Hands-on activities will include corn grinding demonstrations and pottery making. Come see an incredible traveling exhibition on display now through March 9 Big Blue Reservation: Struggles and Hopes of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe One hundred seventy years ago, the Treaty of 1854 was passed by Congress, authorizing the move of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe to the Big Blue Reservation in Gage County, Nebraska. The

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Saturday with a Soldier

Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Visitor Center 100 Valmont Drive, Nebraska City, NE, United States

Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Visitor Center presents Saturday with a Soldier every second Saturday from April through October. The Living History Corps, portraying members of the Corps of Discovery, will be giving live demonstrations and telling stories of daily life on the expedition. Kids can dress up in look-alike uniforms and try their hand at tomahawk throwing. Great photo opportunities!

Pollinator Seed Swap Event

Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Visitor Center 100 Valmont Drive, Nebraska City, NE, United States

Bring pollinator plant seeds to share and swap! Featuring: 1:00 Dr. Natalia Bjorklund- "Plants for Pollinators" 1:30 Dr. Jody Green - "Pollinating Insects" 2:00-3:00 Stephen Hassler -Butterfly Photos 3:00-4:30 Pollinator Seed Swap 10:00 -4:00 "Saturday with a Soldier"

Saturday with a Soldier

Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Visitor Center 100 Valmont Drive, Nebraska City, NE, United States

Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Visitor Center presents Saturday with a Soldier every second Saturday from April through October. The Living History Corps, portraying members of the Corps of Discovery, will be giving live demonstrations and telling stories of daily life on the expedition. Kids can dress up in look-alike uniforms and try their hand at tomahawk throwing. Great photo opportunities!

Free

Saturday with a Soldier

Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Visitor Center 100 Valmont Drive, Nebraska City, NE, United States

Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Visitor Center presents Saturday with a Soldier every second Saturday from April through October. The Living History Corps, portraying members of the Corps of Discovery, will be giving live demonstrations and telling stories of daily life on the expedition. Kids can dress up in look-alike uniforms and try their hand at tomahawk throwing. Great photo opportunities!

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Darren Goodman Glassblower

Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Visitor Center 100 Valmont Drive, Nebraska City, NE, United States

Darren Goodman, a glass artist from Ohio, will be in Nebraska City over the 4th of July weekend demonstrating his craft and showing patriotic works from his recent exhibition "GLASS Through the Lens of An Artist"

Darren Goodman Glassblower

Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Visitor Center 100 Valmont Drive, Nebraska City, NE, United States

Darren Goodman, a glass artist from Ohio, will be in Nebraska City over the 4th of July weekend demonstrating his craft and showing patriotic works from his recent exhibition "GLASS Through the Lens of An Artist"

Darren Goodman Glassblower

Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Visitor Center 100 Valmont Drive, Nebraska City, NE, United States

Darren Goodman, a glass artist from Ohio, will be in Nebraska City over the 4th of July weekend demonstrating his craft and showing patriotic works from his recent exhibition "GLASS Through the Lens of An Artist"

Saturday with a Soldier

Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Visitor Center 100 Valmont Drive, Nebraska City, NE, United States

Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Visitor Center presents Saturday with a Soldier every second Saturday from April through October. The Living History Corps, portraying members of the Corps of Discovery, will be giving live demonstrations and telling stories of daily life on the expedition. Kids can dress up in look-alike uniforms and try their hand at tomahawk throwing. Great photo opportunities!

I Am a Man: Chief Standing Bear’s Journey for Justice

Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Visitor Center 100 Valmont Drive, Nebraska City, NE, United States

Award-winning author Joe Starita will be the keynote speaker Saturday, July 11th, at the Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Visitor Center. As we celebrate America 250, we must remember that freedom did not extend to many across the country until decades and centuries later. Starita’s presentation will discuss the legal, social, and political importance of the landmark 1879 Supreme Court decision in Nebraska. Through this decision, Ponca Chief Standing Bear was recognized as a “person” within the meaning of the law and entitled to the same Constitutional protections as white citizens. This program is open to the public, provided