Mandan
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The Mandan are a Native American tribe of the Northern Plains, historically known as semi-sedentary village farmers and traders along the upper Missouri River in present-day North Dakota.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people of the Great Plains
ⓘ
Native American tribe ⓘ |
| agriculturalTechnology | permanent fields and storage pits ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mandan Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm |
beadwork
ⓘ
quillwork ⓘ |
| ceremony | Okipa ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRegion | Plains Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRevitalization |
language preservation efforts
ⓘ
revival of traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | small population due to historical disease and warfare ⓘ |
| economy | intertribal trade ⓘ |
| encountered | Lewis and Clark Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| federallyRecognizedTribeWith |
Arikara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hidatsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governance | village-based leadership ⓘ |
| historicalLifestyle |
semi-sedentary village farmers
ⓘ
traders along the Missouri River ⓘ |
| historicalPopulationImpact | smallpox epidemics ⓘ |
| language | Mandan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Siouan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
ceramic pottery
ⓘ
painted buffalo robes ⓘ plains-style feather headdresses ⓘ |
| memberOf | Three Affiliated Tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernLocation |
Fort Berthold Reservation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVillage |
Mih-Tutta-Hang-Kusch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
On-a-Slant Village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Northern Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| religion | traditional Mandan spirituality ⓘ |
| riverAssociation | Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan system ⓘ |
| tradePartners |
Arikara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Assiniboine NERFINISHED ⓘ Hidatsa NERFINISHED ⓘ Lakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
earth lodges
ⓘ
tipis for hunting camps ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
beans and squash cultivation
ⓘ
bison hunting ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Upper Missouri River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day North Dakota ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.