When one thinks of Native American raids on white settlers, they typically imagine Hollywood scenarios of Indian warriors ambushing cowboys and caravans of covered wagons.. They may think of early colonial times when the threat of attack from tribes such as the Pequot was a real possibility. After all, the indigenous peoples of the Americas had devastating interactions with the Europeans who came to the new world. They found their territory, cultural distinctions, and entire ways of life challenged and under attack. As the people of the small settlement of Cote Sans Dessein could attest to, Indian raids were not just limited to the early colonists or the tribes of the plains and southwest who saw an increase in white settlers as gold booms and homesteading increased. For the people of this small settlement in modern-day Callaway County, they would find themselves under a frightful attack, and would find deliverance in an unusual way. Join us as we examine Cote Sans Dessein, Native Americans, French Settlers, and hostilities, and how they became a part… of the Show-Me.