Meet the Indigenous explorer who walked across America before Lewis and Clark

From Oregon Public Broadcasting: “Lewis and Clark are often thought of as some of the earliest explorers of the western U.S. But more than a century before, Moncacht-Apé, a Yazoo explorer, reached the Pacific Ocean mainly by foot. The Indigenous explorer’s accounts were documented by French colonists, but were often dismissed as being untrue. But as featured in an article in Outside Magazine, historians and explorers may have been looking at the accounts all wrong.” Listen to this 20-minute podcast interview with Talk Out Loud!

The Mysterious Journey of Moncacht-Apé, the Native Explorer Who Walked Across America

Follow the thrilling search for Moncacht-Apé! In this feature for Outside Magazine, the author tracks the mysterious journey from the Mississippi River bluffs of French Louisiana to the ancestral paths of the Rocky Mountains and the rain forests of the Olympic Peninsula. Along the way, Native authorities help reveal stunning new evidence about this forgotten explorer who reached the Pacific a century before Lewis & Clark. Now available at www.OutsideOnline.com!

Searching for Moncacht-Apé

Discover the Mysterious Journey of a Forgotten Native Explorer: Over 300 years ago, an adventurous Yazoo man from the Mississippi Valley crossed the entire North American continent and reached the Pacific Coast, about a century before Lewis & Clark. But Moncacht-Apé’s story was unfairly dismissed and forgotten. Now, a collaborative investigation, combining interdisciplinary practices and Indigenous knowledge, reveals stunning new evidence that helps unravel a dramatic true journey. Learn more at the project website!