History and stories of Nebraska . evue. The Otoes called him The-One-Who-Always-Speaks-The-Truth. On a Nebraska farm in Sarpy County sloping gently tothe Platte River is a grove of giant cottonwoods over eightyyears old. In their midst stands an old building with a great 76 STORIES OF NEBRASKA stone chimney. This is the monument and witness to-day ofthe hfe and labors of the first missionaries to Nebraska. QUESTIONS 1. What two rivers did Moses Merrill ford in going from Bellevue to the Otoe village? 2. Why did the Nebraska Indians build their lodges out of earth? 3. Why did the Indians wait u
History and stories of Nebraska . evue. The Otoes called him The-One-Who-Always-Speaks-The-Truth. On a Nebraska farm in Sarpy County sloping gently tothe Platte River is a grove of giant cottonwoods over eightyyears old. In their midst stands an old building with a great 76 STORIES OF NEBRASKA stone chimney. This is the monument and witness to-day ofthe hfe and labors of the first missionaries to Nebraska. QUESTIONS 1. What two rivers did Moses Merrill ford in going from Bellevue to the Otoe village? 2. Why did the Nebraska Indians build their lodges out of earth? 3. Why did the Indians wait until Mr. Merrill finished before they ate? 4. Could Indians sing before Mr. Merrill taught them the scale? Why?^5. Who was to blame for the ruin caused by whisky, the white man or the •^; Indian?6,, What do you know of Itans character from this story? 7. Explain the action of the Otoe school children in demanding a full dinner and tell what you think of it. 8. Was Mr. Merrills mission to the Otoes a success? Why? FATHER De SMET. ONE of the most honored names in Nebraska annals isthat of Father Pierre leaaDeSmet, first Catholic mis-sionary to the Indians of the Platte and upper Missouriregion. He was born in Belgium January^ 30, 1801, cameto St. Louis in 1823, and ITi-rS^S::reached Council Bluffs, Iowa, asmissionary to the Pottawatomie In-dians who had just removed fromtheir old home in Illinois to theborders of Nebraska. For the next thirty years FatherDe Smet was the most active mis-sionary in the western world. Heexplored the plains and mountains,crossed the continent several timesto the Pacific Ocean, founded mis-sions wherever he went and gainedthe confidence of the Indians every-where. He also made many visits to Europe to securefunds for mission work. Only a small part of Father De Smets active life wasspent in the region which is now Nebraska, but he wasknown and loved by all the tribes of Nebraska Indians andprobably had more influence over them than had any otherman
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