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The Mandans signed three treaties with the United States government -- the 1825 at the Mandan Village, the 1851 treaty at Laramie (Wyoming), and the unratified 1866 Treaty of Fort Berthold (see links to copies of the treaties under Records below)<ref>Frederick Webb Hodge. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico'']. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906.</ref>. | The Mandans signed three treaties with the United States government -- the 1825 at the Mandan Village, the 1851 treaty at Laramie (Wyoming), and the unratified 1866 Treaty of Fort Berthold (see links to copies of the treaties under Records below)<ref>Frederick Webb Hodge. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico'']. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906.</ref>. | ||
The Mandan suffered a smallpox epidemic in 1837, when an estimated 1600 died. Some estimates state that only 125-150 survived and joined with the [[ | The Mandan suffered a smallpox epidemic in 1837, when an estimated 1600 died. Some estimates state that only 125-150 survived and joined with the [[Hidatsa Indians|Hidatsa]] Tribe<ref>Frederick Webb Hodge. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico'']. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906.</ref>. By 1845, the Mandan survivors joined with the Hidatsa at Like-A-Fishhook Village near Fort Berthold. They remained at this village until it was abandoned in 1888. | ||
A reservation for the Mandan, Hidatsa, and [[ | A reservation for the Mandan, Hidatsa, and [[Arikara Indians|Arikara]] Tribes was set apart on 12 April 1870 by Executive Order<ref>Frederick Webb Hodge. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico'']. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906.</ref>. The reservation was located principally in present-day North Dakota, with a small portion in Montana. The Fort Berthold Reservation was later reduced to its present size. | ||
Under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Tribes merged and incorporated under their constitution and bylaws as the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation<ref>[http://lib.fbcc.bia.edu/FortBerthold/TATbylaws.asp By-Laws] of the Three Affiliated Tribes.</ref>. | Under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Tribes merged and incorporated under their constitution and bylaws as the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation<ref>[http://lib.fbcc.bia.edu/FortBerthold/TATbylaws.asp By-Laws] of the Three Affiliated Tribes.</ref>. | ||
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*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/man0242.htm 1825] at the Mandan Village | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/man0242.htm 1825] at the Mandan Village | ||
*'''1833-34: '''Karl Bodmer, traveling with German Prince Maximilian zu Wied, painted portraits of the Mandan | *'''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, these 125 joined the Hidatsa Tribe and settled on the [[ | *'''1837:''' Smallpox epidemic - estimated 1,600 died. Only 125 survived, these 125 joined the Hidatsa Tribe and settled on the [[Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (North Dakota)|Fort Berthold Reservation]] in North Dakota | ||
*'''1845:''' merge with the Hidatsa at Like-A-Fishhook Village near to Fort Berthold | *'''1845:''' merge with the Hidatsa at Like-A-Fishhook Village near to Fort Berthold | ||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sio0594.htm 1851] Fort Laramie with Sioux, etc. | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sio0594.htm 1851] Fort Laramie with Sioux, etc. | ||
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*'''1870: '''Fort Berthold agency and reservation established for the tribes of: Mandan, [[Hidatsa Indians|Hidatsa]], and [[Arikara Indians|Arikara]]. | *'''1870: '''Fort Berthold agency and reservation established for the tribes of: Mandan, [[Hidatsa Indians|Hidatsa]], and [[Arikara Indians|Arikara]]. | ||
*'''1888:''' Like-A-Fishhook Village is abandoned | *'''1888:''' Like-A-Fishhook Village is abandoned | ||
*'''1936:''' The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Tribes consolidated as the [[ | *'''1936:''' The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Tribes consolidated as the [[Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota|Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation]] | ||
*'''1951-1954:''' The Tribe is relocated for construction of Garrison Dam and reservoir | *'''1951-1954:''' The Tribe is relocated for construction of Garrison Dam and reservoir | ||