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"Knocked down and robbed" newspaper clipping

Arcene Accusation Story

"Arrest of a Murderer" newspaper clipping

Arcene Arrest Story

man with swept-back long hair and mustache in suit and small bow tie

Native American men and women standing in clearing surrounded by mound buildings and trees

Three Caddo women in dresses and hair ornamentation photographed from behind

Large round drum with chairs around it and sticks crossed on top

Caddo women in dresses and decorative hair pieces photographed from behind

Caddo Hair Ornaments

Gravel sidewalk in park lined with text displays on posts surrounded by trees and along a river

Caddo Indian Memorial

Drawing of Native American man in vest and black hat

Drawing of Native American man with mustache

Charcoal portrait drawing of Native American man wearing necklaces and a wide antique hat decorated with stars.

Portrait black man in buttoned shirt

Native American man with short gray hair smiling in hat and suit

Native American man wearing a headband and robes

Man at base of large tree covered mound in field

Menard-Hodges Primary Mound

White men and woman documenting a dig site near mounds

Mound Excavations

White man in suit holding his hat standing outside multistory house with two Native American men in traditional clothing on each side of him

Hand written script document with column of names and "x" signatures with folding creases

Quapaw Treaty of 1824

Native American women in traditional clothing and men at mound site with white camera crew and African-American park ranger

Quapaw Tribe Visiting Site

Native American man carrying white children while several Native American men run in the other direction

Rescue by Sarasin

"J. R. Ridge" newspaper clipping

J. R. Ridge Article

Cherokee man standing in hat and suit

Grave marker bearing the inscription "Sarasen, Chief of the Quapaws, Died 1832, Age 97 Years, Friend of the Missionaries, Rescuer of Captive Children"

Sarasin's Tombstone

Native American man in a turban with a pipe holding a tablet with letters on it

White man sitting in military uniform with sword at camp with tents behind him

Cherokee man in suit and tie

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