Many
names of places in our state came from the languages of the explorers
who discovered and lived in (our state). The Native Americans, Spanish,
French and Americans all helped name places in our state. The word (our
state) came from the Quapaw Indians, by way of early French explorers.
The explorers met a group of Native Americans, known as the Ugakhpah,
which means "people who live downstream". These Native Americans later
were called the Quapaw, who were also called the (blank). This name came
to be used for the land where these Native Americans lived.
If
you visit our state, you might be able to find a real stone like this
one. In fact, this is the only state where they are mined in the U.S.
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guess where we are! Click here for the answer!
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Many
names of places in our state came from the languages of the explorers
who discovered and lived in (our state). The Native Americans, Spanish,
French and Americans all helped name places in our state. The word (our
state) came from the Quapaw Indians, by way of early French explorers.
The explorers met a group of Native Americans, known as the Ugakhpah,
which means "people who live downstream". These Native Americans later
were called the Quapaw, who were also called the (blank). This name came
to be used for the land where these Native Americans lived.
If
you visit our state, you might be able to find a real stone like this
one. In fact, this is the only state where they are mined in the U.S.