Warren's 1857 map marks the Pawnee country in the Platte valley — the same valley the Oregon and California trails followed west. In 1877 the Ponca were forced from northeast Nebraska to Indian Territory; Standing Bear's return led to the 1879 ruling that a Native man is a person under the law.
Which Platte valley routes predate the emigrant trails?
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