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MAY 29, 2001

Two stones which are part of Arikara oral history may have been located by the owner of a resort near Pollock, South Dakota, by the North Dakota border.

The stones depict the story of two star-crossed lovers and a dog. Their location and story were part of a journal entry explorers Lewis and Clark made when they came to the area in 1804.

No scholars or Arikara descendants have verified if the stones are the ones described by Lewis & Clark.

The Arikara Tribe is one of the hosts of a Lewis and Clark bicentennial event. The tribe lives on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota and is part of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation.

Get the Story:
Resort owner may have found stone idols described by Lewis and Clark (AP 5/29)

Relevant Links:
National Council of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial - http://www.lewisandclark200.org
Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation - http://www.mhanation.com

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