Indigenous Peoples of North Dakota

The name North Dakota is from a Sioux word meaning "friend" or "Allies"

About 6,000 American Indians lived in North Dakota in 1910. By 1970 there were over 25,000. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs records of births, marriages, deaths, adoptions, censuses, schools, land allotments, probates, and miscellaneous records. They are available from about 1872 to 1952 for the agencies at Turtle Mountain, Standing Rock, Fort Totten, and Fort Berthold. The originals are at the National Archives—Central Plains Region. Internet: http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/

Records of various American Indian tribes are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under NORTH DAKOTA - NATIVE RACES and in the Subject Search under the name of the tribe, such as "Sioux" or "Chippewa."

Tribes and Bands of North Dakota
Arapho, Arikara, Assiniboin, Atsina, Cheyenne, Chippeewa, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Ojibway, Siouan, Sioux

Santee- Sioux, Wiciyela-Sioux and Teton-Sioux

Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux

Devils Lake Sioux

The Affiliated Tribes: Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara

Reservations

 * Fort Bethold Reservation: Federal, under the jurisdiction of Fort Berthold Agency, Tribes: Mandan, Hidatsa and Ankara
 * Devils Lake Reservation
 * Sisseton Reservation
 * Standing Rock Reservation
 * Fort Totten Reservation: Federal, under the jurisdiction of Fort Totten Agency, Tribe: Devil Lake Sioux
 * Turtle Mountain Reservation: Federal, under the jurisdiction of Turtle Mountain Agency, Tribe: Chippewa
 * White Earth Reservation

Agencies

 * Fort Berthold Agency, P.O. Box 370, New Town, ND 58763
 * Devils Lake Agency
 * Grand River Agency
 * Fort Totten Agency, P.O. Box 270, Fort Totten, ND 58336
 * Standing Rock Agency (pior to 1875 known as Grand River Agencyt)
 * Turtle Mountain Agency: P.O.Box 60, Belcourt, ND 58316

Family History Library

 * Major James McLaughlin Papers 1855-1937, 39 films 1st film 541380
 * Office of Indian Affairs, Central Superintendency 1813-1878, 108 films 1st film 1602893
 * Datota Superintendency 1861-1870, 13 films M1016 1st film 1549631

See Also:
North Dakota-History for a calendar of events

North Dakota-Military Records for a list of forts