“Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country” tells the story of the explorers’ historic 1804–1806 expedition from a different point of view—that of the Indians who lived along their route. During their journey to the Pacific coast and back, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their small group of voyagers crossed the traditional homelands of more than 50 Native American tribes. The exhibit examines this monumental encounter of cultures and examines the past and present effects of that encounter on the lives of the tribes which still live in the region. “Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country” is composed of six sections of panels of images and text drawn from original documents in the rich Native American collections of the Newberry Library, and in the collections of the Washington State Historical Society, the Minnesota Historical Society and other institutions.

Additional Public Info: The exhibit is open the same hours Love Library is open to the public.