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''[[Indians of Montana|Indians of Montana]] &gt; Mandan Indians'' <br>''[[Indians of North Dakota|Indians of North Dakota]] &gt; Mandan Indians''


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|image = [[Image:Mandan Indians - Bundesarchiv Bild Interessengemeinschaft .jpg|232x231px]]
|image = [[Image:Mandan Indians - Bundesarchiv Bild Interessengemeinschaft .jpg|232x231px]]
|poptime = '''Full-blooded''':
|poptime = '''Full-blooded''':
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<td>1971</td>
&lt;td&gt;1971&lt;/td&gt;
<td style="text-align: right;">30</td><td style="width: 2px;">{{resize|0%|&nbsp;}}</td>
&lt;td style="text-align: right;"&gt;30&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="width: 2px;"&gt;{{resize|0%|&nbsp;}}&lt;/td&gt;
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<td>1905</td>
&lt;td&gt;1905&lt;/td&gt;
<td style="text-align: right;">249</td><td>{{resize|0%|&nbsp;}}<REF>Frederick Webb Hodge. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico'']. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906.</REF></td>
&lt;td style="text-align: right;"&gt;249&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;{{resize|0%|&nbsp;}}<ref>Frederick Webb Hodge. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico'']. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906.</ref>&lt;/td&gt;
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<td>1871</td>
&lt;td&gt;1871&lt;/td&gt;
<td style="text-align: right;">450</td><td>{{resize|0%|&nbsp;}}<REF>Frederick Webb Hodge. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico'']. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906.</REF></td>
&lt;td style="text-align: right;"&gt;450&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;{{resize|0%|&nbsp;}}<ref>Frederick Webb Hodge. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico'']. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906.</ref>&lt;/td&gt;
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<td>1837</td>
&lt;td&gt;1837&lt;/td&gt;
<td style="text-align: right;">≈1,600</td><td>{{resize|0%|&nbsp;}}<REF>Frederick Webb Hodge. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico'']. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906.</REF></td>
&lt;td style="text-align: right;"&gt;≈1,600&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;{{resize|0%|&nbsp;}}<ref>Frederick Webb Hodge. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico'']. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906.</ref>&lt;/td&gt;
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<td>1804</td>
&lt;td&gt;1804&lt;/td&gt;
<td style="text-align: right;">≈1,250</td><td>{{resize|0%|&nbsp;}}<REF>Frederick Webb Hodge. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico'']. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906.</REF></td>
&lt;td style="text-align: right;"&gt;≈1,250&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;{{resize|0%|&nbsp;}}<ref>Frederick Webb Hodge. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico'']. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906.</ref>&lt;/td&gt;
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'''Descendants''':<br>
'''Descendants''':&lt;br&gt;
<small>Last full-blooded Mandan died in 1971; many part-blood descendants on and off-reservation</small>
&lt;small&gt;Last full-blooded Mandan died in 1971; many part-blood descendants on and off-reservation&lt;/small&gt;
|popplace = '''Ancestral Homelands''':<br> Missouri River near North Dakota, Northwest United States
|popplace = '''Ancestral Homelands''':&lt;br&gt; Missouri River near North Dakota, Northwest United States
'''Descendants''':<br>
'''Descendants''':&lt;br&gt;
[[Fort_Berthold_Indian_Reservation_(North_Dakota)|Fort Berthold Reservation]], North Dakota
[[Fort_Berthold_Indian_Reservation_(North_Dakota)|Fort Berthold Reservation]], North Dakota
|status = Federally recognized as one of the Three Affiliated Tribes
|status = Federally recognized as one of the Three Affiliated Tribes
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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 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.  
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 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.  
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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*'''1738: '''First contact was with the French explorer Sieur de la Verendrye  
*'''1738: '''First contact was with the French explorer Sieur de la Verendrye  
*'''1804-05:''' Lewis and Clark Expedition wintered with the Mandan tribe  
*'''1804-05:''' Lewis and Clark Expedition wintered with the Mandan tribe  
*'''1824-66: '''The tribe is under the jurisdication of the [[Upper Missouri Indian Agency|Upper Missouri Agency]]  
*'''1824-66: '''The tribe is under the jurisdiction of the [[Upper Missouri Indian Agency|Upper Missouri Agency]]  
*[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 Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota  
*'''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 Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation  
*'''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


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=== Records  ===
=== Records  ===
The '''majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies'''. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:<br>
*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]]
*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]]
*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]]
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]]
*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]]
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]]
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]]
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]


==== Agencies  ====
==== Agencies  ====


The following [[Agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs]] had jurisdiction over the Mandan for the time periods indicated. BIA agencies werre responsible to keep such records as census rolls, allotment (land) records, annuity rolls, school records, correspondence, and other records of individual Indians under their jurisdiction. For details, see the page for the respective agency.  
The following [[Agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs]] had jurisdiction over the Mandan for the time periods indicated. BIA agencies were responsible to keep such records as census rolls, allotment (land) records, annuity rolls, school records, correspondence, and other records of individual Indians under their jurisdiction. For details, see the page for the respective agency.  


*[[Upper Missouri Indian Agency|Upper Missouri Agency]], 1824-1866  
*[[Upper Missouri Indian Agency|Upper Missouri Agency]], 1824-1866  
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Treaties to which the Mandan Indians were a part were:  
Treaties to which the Mandan Indians were a part were:  


*[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] Treaty, at the Mandan Village  
*[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.  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/for1052.htm 1866] at Fort Berthold (unratified)
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/for1052.htm 1866]&nbsp; Treaty, at Fort Berthold (unratified)


==== Tribal Office Records  ====
==== Tribal Office Records  ====
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The Tribal Office is responsible for enrollment records, tribal police records, tribal court records, employment records and many others. They are an entirely different set of records from those kept by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Most of them remain in the Tribal Office. For details, contact that office at the address for the Tribal Headquarters listed above.  
The Tribal Office is responsible for enrollment records, tribal police records, tribal court records, employment records and many others. They are an entirely different set of records from those kept by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Most of them remain in the Tribal Office. For details, contact that office at the address for the Tribal Headquarters listed above.  


==== Superintendencies ====
==== Superintendencies ====


The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the following superintendencies:
The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the following superintendencies:  


[[St._Louis_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|St. Louis Superintendency]]
[[St. Louis Superintendency of Indian Affairs|St. Louis Superintendency]]  


[[Minnesota_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|Minnesota Superintendency]]
[[Minnesota Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Minnesota Superintendency]]  


[[Central_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|Central Superintendency]]
[[Central Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Central Superintendency]]  


[[Dakota_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|Dakota Superintendency]]
[[Dakota Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Dakota Superintendency]]  


=== Important Web Sites  ===
=== Important Web Sites  ===
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=== References  ===
=== References  ===


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=== Bibliography  ===
=== Bibliography  ===
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:Volume 1 -- Not yet published  
:Volume 1 -- Not yet published  
:Volume 2 -- Indians in Contemporary Society (pub. 2008) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/234303751&referer=brief_results WorldCat 234303751]<br>
:Volume 2 -- Indians in Contemporary Society (pub. 2008) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/234303751&referer=brief_results WorldCat 234303751]<br>  
:Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/255572371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 255572371]<br>
:Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/255572371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 255572371]<br>  
:Volume 4 -- History of Indian-White Relations (pub. 1988) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19331914&referer=brief_results WorldCat 19331914]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.4}}.  
:Volume 4 -- History of Indian-White Relations (pub. 1988) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19331914&referer=brief_results WorldCat 19331914]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.4}}.  
:Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/299653808&referer=brief_results WorldCat 299653808]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.5}}.  
:Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/299653808&referer=brief_results WorldCat 299653808]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.5}}.  
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*Waldman, Carl. ''Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes''. New York, New York: Facts on File, 2006. 3rd ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14718193?referer=list_view WorldCat 14718193]; {{FHL|1465222|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 W146e 2006}}.&nbsp;
*Waldman, Carl. ''Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes''. New York, New York: Facts on File, 2006. 3rd ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14718193?referer=list_view WorldCat 14718193]; {{FHL|1465222|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 W146e 2006}}.&nbsp;


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