Cahokia, Close to Home!

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The University of Wisconsin - Green Bay's First Nations Studies Department is planning a series of day trips dedicated to investigating ancient trade sites of Wisconsin's First Nations peoples. These trips focus on the relationship between trading sites in Wisconsin and Cahokia, a former Native American metropolis near present day St. Louis.

What Was Cahokia?

Cahokia was a city of over 20,000 people that served as the main settlement of the Ancient Mississippian peoples. A close proximity to the Mississippi River allowed for Cahokia to become an epicenter of Native American trade from 1050 CE till its eventual desertion in 1350 CE. Historians are still unsure of what caused the abandoning of the city.

Wisconsin's Native Sites

The Aztalan trip will be November 19th. Stay informed on the development of these trips by keeping up to date with announcements from UW-Green Bay's First Nations Studies Department.

Sources:

Woods, William I. “Cahokia Mounds.” Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., March 22, 2007. https://www.britannica.com/place/Cahokia-Mounds.

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Rothbart, Michael Forster. Willow Drive Mound Group at the Lakeshore Path. n.d. Photograph. Lakeshore Nature Preserve. https://d138k1rt4vd1y.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2017/09/pastRothbart_Effigy_mound_path.jpg.

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