Difference between revisions of "Nebraska Historical Marker: Yutan Oto Indian Village"
From E Nebraska History
(→Marker Text) |
|||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
==Marker Text== | ==Marker Text== | ||
| − | ''Spanish colonial correspondence from 1777 noting the presence of | + | ''Spanish colonial correspondence from 1777 noting the presence of an Oto Indian village on the Platte likely refers to the Yutan site, named after the Chief Iatan. Yutan would have been the first Indian settlement seen by fur trappers and military expeditions traveling up the Platte Valley to the Rocky Mountains. In 1833 the village was the site of a treaty between the Oto, Pawnee, and Delaware, and in 1835 the Oto abandoned the site. Two decades later, the reservation period began for the tribe. |
==Further Information== | ==Further Information== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:55, 25 September 2017
Location
556 County Road M, Yutan, Saunders County, Nebraska
View this marker's location 41.234067, -96.39914
View a map of all Nebraska historical markers, Browse Historical Marker Map
Marker Text
Spanish colonial correspondence from 1777 noting the presence of an Oto Indian village on the Platte likely refers to the Yutan site, named after the Chief Iatan. Yutan would have been the first Indian settlement seen by fur trappers and military expeditions traveling up the Platte Valley to the Rocky Mountains. In 1833 the village was the site of a treaty between the Oto, Pawnee, and Delaware, and in 1835 the Oto abandoned the site. Two decades later, the reservation period began for the tribe.
Further Information
Bibliography
Marker program
See Nebraska Historical Marker Program for more information.
