Mandan Indian Tribe History

  The Mandan Indians were a Native American group that lived along the banks of the Missouri River and two of its tribituares, the Heart and Knife Rivers. By the 19th centuary attacks by other tribes and small pox and whoping choughing, dwindled the population to approxamitly 125,with such small numbers they joined the Akiara and Hidasta. The Mandans spoke Mandan,English, Hidasta.

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 The Mandans lived in dome-like lodges. The outside of the lodges were covered withmade from reeds and twigs,then covered with hay and mud, there was also a hole in the top for releasing smoke. The interior had four pillars on crossbeams, which held up the roof. The lodges held up to 40 people, villages usually had up to 120 lodges.
 Mandans, of all the tribes on the plains, their religion was the most complex. The majority of their mythology was based off the Lone Man, the Lone Man was included in many of the creation myths. In the creation myths, it was believed that the world was created by two rivial gods, the First Creator and the Lone Man, the Missouri River seperated these two lands. The First Creator created the land south of the hills,trees, buffalos,anataloeps, and snakes,the Lone Man created the the land north of the river with the fish,birds, humans, and domestic animal. Some humans were said to live underground.
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