Sioux City, A Shared History
Mondays at 7:45 a.m. and 4:44 p.m.
Jim Schaap, the beloved storyteller behind Small Wonders, will be our skilled guide.
Each week, travel to the times and events that make Siouxland special, that shaped our history. Listen as Dr. Schaap weaves the threads of these individual tales into the canvas that paints the picture of our times… of our Shared History.
Or follow the clues of the beautiful billboards brought to you by Avery Brothers to remind you to check in here.
Join us, at 7:45 a.m. and 4:44 p.m. on Monday's. And bookmark this page to hear these anytime!
Special thanks to Avery Brothers for their stunning efforts, and their great enthusiasm to make this project possible for the people of our region.
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To be sure, there was a good reason for the Poncas to cut the deal they did with the strange emissary who showed up one day from Washington. He’d come to… -
It’s near to nine, the evening of May 2, 1879. The courtroom is standing room only. It’s the second day of a trial that pits a weary band of indigenous… -
“Warm County,” the Poncas called it--Indian Territory, what would become Oklahoma—didn’t sit well for the Poncas, didn’t feel at all like home, and… -
Forget every cavalry vs. Indian show you ever saw—get it out of your consciousness. The Ponca story is not like them.There’d never, ever been a hostile… -
To be sure, there was a good reason for the Poncas to cut the deal they did with the strange emissary who showed up one day from Washington. He’d come to…
