Before the Settlers: The Evolution of Indigenous Life in Northwest Arkansas

Peel Compton Foundation

Long before Anglo-American settlers arrived in Northwest Arkansas, Indigenous peoples had already called this region home for thousands of years. Join Jazlyn Sanderson-Mountz, Director of the Museum of Native American History, for a journey through nearly 12,000 years of Indigenous history in Northwest Arkansas. From the earliest inhabitants of the region and the age of bluff shelters to the height of Osage influence, discover how Indigenous communities adapted and evolved over thousands of…