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Fort Mandan was the name of the encampment which the Lewis and Clark Expedition built for wintering over in 1804–1805. The encampment was located on the Missouri River approximately twelve miles (19 km) from the site of present-day Washburn, North Dakota , which developed later.
Arikara, Hidatsa and Mandan 1851 treaty territory. (Area 529, 620 and 621 south of the Missouri). The Fort Berthold Reservation is located on a significantly reduced portion of the land guaranteed to the three tribes under the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851. Further, they had their only permanent village (Like-a-Fishhook Village) here in 1870.
The green area (529) on the map turned U.S. territory on April 12, 1870, by executive order. Area 620 and the part of area 621 south of the Missouri remained in possession of the Indians. At the same time, the narrow area north of the Missouri (up to the greenish line) became territory of the Three Tribes.
Combined area 712 and 713 show the total expense of the Fort Berthold Reservation in 1880. [3]: map facing p. 112 Area 712 was ceded to the United States on December 14, 1886, by agreement (ratified on March 3, 1891). [3]: map facing p. 112 [1]: 942–943 Area 713 shows the reduced holdings of the Arikara, Hidatsa and Mandan. The acreage of the ...
When the explorers arrived in winter 1804, [2] between 4,000 and 5,000 Hidatsa and Mandan lived in this area, and there were more than 200 lodges. [5] Each of these earthlodges could hold 20 to 30 people. [2] After Fort Mandan was erected by the Discovery Corps, trading was conducted between the men of the expedition and people of Big Hidatsa. [2]
Dance lodge from the Elbowoods area on the Fort Berthold Reservation. Built in 1923, this is a wooden version of the classic Mandan earthwork lodge. This area was flooded in 1951. From the Historic American Engineering Record collection, Library of Congress. The Mandan were a party in the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851. They shared a mutual treaty ...
The city was named after the historic indigenous Mandan of the area. [9] The Mandan are now part of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, spanning the upper Missouri River in the western part of the state. Their people also live in cities of the state and other areas.
The combined areas show the westernmost land recognized as Arikara, Hidatsa and Mandan territory in the Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851). [1]: 594–596 The United States came into possession of area 529 by executive order of April 12, 1870, and area 620 by executive order of July 13, 1880. [4]: map facing p. 112