Mandan people
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The Mandan people are a Native American tribe historically based along the upper Missouri River in present-day North Dakota, known for their earth-lodge villages, extensive trade networks, and early contact with European and American explorers.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people of the Great Plains
ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ |
| ceremony | Okipa ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalPractice |
buffalo hunting
ⓘ
village horticulture ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Plains Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| exploredBy | Lewis and Clark Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| federallyRecognizedTribe | Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | present-day North Dakota ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early contact with American explorers
ⓘ
early contact with European explorers ⓘ earth-lodge villages ⓘ extensive trade networks ⓘ |
| language | Mandan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Siouan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
ceramic pottery
ⓘ
corn storage pits ⓘ painted buffalo robes ⓘ |
| neighboringPeople |
Arikara people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Assiniboine people NERFINISHED ⓘ Crow people NERFINISHED ⓘ Hidatsa people NERFINISHED ⓘ Sioux peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationDeclineCause |
introduced diseases
ⓘ
smallpox epidemics ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Upper Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | traditional tribal religion ⓘ |
| reservation | Fort Berthold Indian Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| river | Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
18th century
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ pre-contact era ⓘ |
| tradeItem |
European goods
ⓘ
agricultural produce ⓘ buffalo products ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
beans
ⓘ
maize ⓘ squash ⓘ sunflowers ⓘ |
| traditionalDwelling | earth lodge ⓘ |
| U.S._state | North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Meriwether Lewis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sakakawea NERFINISHED ⓘ Toussaint Charbonneau NERFINISHED ⓘ William Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.