is for Arikara

The Arikara are also known as Sahnish. They entered North Dakota around 1825. The Arikara people settled near the Mandan and Hidatsa people.

(Herman G. and Johnson, L. (2012))

A

B

is for Belcourt

Belcourt is the headquarter of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Belcourt is also the largest Indian community in North Dakota.

(Herman G. and Johnson, L. (2012))

C

is for Chippewa

The Chippewa are also called Ojibwa, and came to North Dakota from forests of Wisconsin and Minnesota. They lived in wigwams. The Chippewa are fur trappers.

(Herman G. and Johnson, L. (2012))

D

is for Dakota Territory

The Dakota Territory is the large northern area west of the Mississippi River. The name, Dakota Territory, comes from The Great Dakota Nation.

(Herman G. and Johnson, L. (2012))

E

is for Earthlodge

Earthlodges are dome-shaped homes made of logs and covered with willow branches, grass, and other particles of the Earth. The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara tribes used Earthlodges.

(Herman G. and Johnson, L. (2012))

F

is for Fort Clark

(Herman G. and Johnson, L. (2012))

Fort Clark is a trading post near present-day Washburn. The smallpox epidemic of 1837 started here.

G

is for Garrison Dam

(Herman G. and Johnson, L. (2012))

Garrison Dam is located on the Missouri River. The purpose of the Garrison Dam is to block the flow of water to control downstream flooding. Garrison Dam was built in the 1950s.

H

is for Hidatsa

(Herman G. and Johnson, L. (2012))

The Hidatsa people moved for forests of Minnesota to eastern North Dakota about 500 years ago. They settled near the Mandan people around 400 years ago.

I

is for Immunity

(Herman G. and Johnson, L. (2012))

Immunity is the protection from various diseases.

J

is for Josephine Gates Kelly

Josephine Gates Kelly was apart of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. She was the first women in the United States to be elected Tribal Chair (chief).

(Herman G. and Johnson, L. (2012))

K

(Herman G. and Johnson, L. (2012))

is for Keith Bear

Keith Bear is a member of the Three Affiliated Tribes. Keith was raised in the Sioux and Mandan cultures. Keith Bear plays the flute.

L

is for Lake Oahe

(Herman G. and Johnson, L. (2012))

Lake Oahe is located on the Missouri River in southern North Dakota. Lake Oahe was created around the same time Garrison Dam was created. The lake forms the eastern boundary of Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.

M

is for Metis

(Herman G. and Johnson, L. (2012))

Metis people are people who are half Chippewa and half French. Many Metis people settled in Chippewa communities. The Metis people were good bison hunters and fur traders.

N

is for Nakota Sioux

(Herman G. and Johnson, L. (2012))

The Nakota Sioux divided into two tribes. The Chippewa pushed the Natoka Sioux into North Dakota from Minnesota. The Nakota Sioux settled in South Dakota and southern North Dakota.

O

is for Oyate Tribe

http://usdakotawar.org/stories/communities/sisseton-wahpeton-oyate

The Oyate Tribe is located in the southeastern corner of North Dakota. The tribe has a total of 13,042 tribal members.

P

is for Plains Nomadic People

(Herman G. and Johnson, L. (2012))

The Plains Nomadic People are believed to be ancestors of the Sioux Indians. The possibly came from forests in the east. The Plains Nomadic People Lived in all parts of North Dakota.