Mandan

1. Where do the Mandan Indians live? (Tell geographic region by looking at a map.) They lived along the Missouri River, and Knife Rivers and settled in North Dakota. http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/northamerica/mandan.html

2. How does the Mandan Indian nation organized? (government) They share a single nation with the hidtasa and arikara. http://www.bigorrin.org/mandan_kids.htm

3. What were Mandan homes like? They were like lodges and teepees. http://www.bigorrin.org/mandan_kids.htm

4.What was Mandan food like in the days before supermarkets? Corn,beans,squash,sunflowers. http://www.bigorrin.org/mandan_kids.htm

6. What were some Mandan weapons and artifacts? Bows and arrows. http://www.bigorrin.org/mandan_kids.htm

7. What was Mandan religion? They had four souls. http://www.bigorrin.org/mandan_kids.htm

8. What were some other interesting things about your tribe? The virtually destroyed by Small Pox epidemics before 1796 and is chronicles in Henry and Schoolcraft. http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bowen/mandans.html