Arikara Tribe

Various spellings: Arikara, Ricara, Arickaree

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Arikara tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America and in David Bushnell's Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi.

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Tribal Headquarters
Three Affiliated Tribes 404 Frontage Road New Town, ND 58763

Phone Number: 701-627-4781 Fax Number: 701-627-3503

Records
Agency Records

Corrrespondence and Census

Treaties


 * 1825 July 18, at Ricara Village, peace and trade
 * 1851 September 17, at Fort Laramie
 * 1866 July 27, at Fort Berthold (unratified)

Vital Records


 * Fort Berthold Agency, M959, births and deaths1924-1932, FHL Film: 576490 and deaths and marriages 1937-39, FHL Film: 576491

Important Web Sites

 * Three Affiliated Tribes Official Website
 * Arikara Indians Wikipedia
 * By-Laws of the Three Affiliated Tribes