Online resources about the Hidatsa Tribe
Earth Lodge: Hidatsa, Mandan, Arikara
Author: Paula Giese
Type: tribal
Description: Information about the three tribes, especially their earth lodge housing, by Paula Giese. This site includes an account with historical photos of the flooding of Hidatsa land due to building of a dam.
URL: http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maps/houses/hidatsa.html
Fort Berthold Reservation
Author: Fort Berthold Community College
Type: tribal
Description: Background information about Fort Berthold Reservation, home of the Three Affiliated Tribes, the Hidatsa, Mandan and Arikara, in North Dakota. This page provides information about the history of the tribes, especially the devastation caused by the creation of Garrison Reservoir (Lake Sakakawea) by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1954.
URL: http://www.1890.scsu.edu/Berthold/Berthold.htm
PBS Online – Lewis and Clark: Native Americans: Hidatsa Indians
Author: PBS Online
Type: tribal
Description: Background information on the Hidatsa Indians, and Lewis and Clark’s encounters with them.
URL: http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/native/idx_hid.html
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