Great Plains
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The Great Plains is a broad expanse of flatland in North America. The region stretches east of the Rocky Mountains, much of it covered in prairie, steppe, and grassland. They are the western part of t
A satellite image illustrating the generalized distribution of the Great Plains. The exact boundaries may vary among contexts or disciplines (e.g. ecology, geology, geopolitical definitions).
Great plains storm Great Sand Dunes National Park
Cole Camp Prairie Sunset
Black Tailed Prairie Dog
Plains Indians
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Plains Indians or Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains are the Native American tribes and First Nations peoples who have historically lived on the Interior Plains of North America. While hunting-far
Stumickosúcks of the Kainai. George Catlin, 1832
Spotted Tail of the Lakota Sioux
Bison hunt under the wolf-skin mask, George Catlin, c. 1832
Early Native American tribal territories color-coded by linguistic group