Mandan Tribe

Brief Timeline
1700: living in present-day North Dakota

1804-05: Lewis and Clark wintered with the Mandan tribe

1833-34: Karl Bodmer, traveling with German prince Maximilian zu Wied, painted portraits of the Mandan

1837: Smallpox epidemic - estimated 1,600 died. Only 125 survived

1845: moved to Fort Berthold

1870: Fort Berthold reservation established for the tribes of: Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara

Reservations
Fort Berhold in western North Dakota

Tribal Headquarters
Three Affiliated Tribes 404 Frontage Road New Town, ND 58763 Phone: 701.627.4781 Fax: 701.627.3503

Records
Agency Records

Correspondence and Census

Important Web Sites

 * MHA Nation-Three Affiliated Tribes Website
 * Mandan Indians Wikipedia
 * By-Laws of the Three Affiliated Tribes