Niobrara

[ nahy-uh-brair-uh ]

noun

1. a river flowing E from E Wyoming through Nebraska to the Missouri. 431 miles (692 km) long.

Example Sentences

Army forcibly removed Chief Standing Bear and about 700 Ponca members from the Niobrara River Valley in what is now northeastern Nebraska.

From New York Times

It was a desire to have his son buried in their homeland in Nebraska’s Niobrara River Valley that resulted in the return of Chief Standing Bear and 29 others and their subsequent arrest.

From Washington Times

Standing Bear was arrested in 1878 for leaving the tribe’s Oklahoma reservation to fulfill a promise he made to bury his eldest son back in their tribe’s homeland in Nebraska’s Niobrara River Valley.

From Washington Post

The Niobrara River has cut a new route around what is left.

From Washington Times

Outdoor public spaces along the Niobrara River will remain accessible to the public, but the service asks people to practice safe distancing from one another.

From Washington Times