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Nebraska climates vary from east to west based mostly on altitude and from south to north based on latitude. Generally, it is drier and cooler in the west and cooler in the north. Growing seasons are longer in the […]
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Soils make land in Nebraska very interesting. A soil description is appropriate before discussing the soils on the Land in Nebraska. Soil is a living organism. Soils are an important natural resource in Nebraska and vary greatly according […]
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Waters Nebraska has abundant nature water resources that serve households, businesses including agriculture and wildlife. Before people ever arrived on the Land in Nebraska, streams were flowing, and ground water reservoirs were replete with high quality water. Not […]
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From the Platte River Valley to the Nebraska Sandhills, the Loess Canyons to the Pine Ridge Escarpment, the Salt Creek salt marshes to the Wildcat Hills, playas to plateaus – Nebraska’s scenic landscapes are unique. These are […]
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The first peoples taught their young by example, stories and formative processes that prepared each person for their adult lives. The Europeans brought formalized education in the form of one room school houses and brick and mortar institutes […]
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Since the first peoples in Nebraska had been here thousands of years it is very possible that their spirituality was oversimplified by those, especially white folks, who came later. The Winnebago (Ho-Chunk, one of the prominent Native American […]
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The First Peoples of Nebraska built shelter with materials available to them and conducive to their lifestyles. Tipis, constructed of animal hides and wooden poles were common in western Nebraska whereas earth lodges constructed with tree branches and […]
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Modern Nebraskans really came into being with the introduction of several technologies. Electricity was the big one and was the platform for the communications. Running water, air conditioning and inside bathrooms were big and helped make Nebraska more civilized […]
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It was mentioned that the First Peoples were of numerous tribes from the Sioux in the west to the Omaha in the East. They were here in Nebraska for thousands of years before countries such as Spain, Portugal, […]
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The First Peoples were natives like the Omaha, Ponca, and Arapaho who lived in Western Nebraska for over 1000 years. Six tribes remain today. The first Nebraska peoples known as Plains Indians or tribes are descendants of succeeding […]
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