is for American Indian

There are approximately 30,000 American Indians living in North Dakota. American Indians make up about 5% of the current North Dakota population!

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is for Bow and Arrow

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A bow and arrow is a weapon that can be made with a a strip of wood, bone, or a horn of a bison. They were used to fight off animals and unfriendly enemies!

is for Campsite

A campsite is an area that is used for camping. Native American Indians had campsites all over North Dakota!

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is for Dakota

Dakota means "friend" in the Lakota Sioux anguage!

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is for expedition

A journey or a voyage taken by a group of people with a purpose. Just like Lewis and Clark's Expedition of 1804!

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Fort Berthold is an U.S. Indian reservation in western North Dakota. It was created in 1870, and is the home for Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nations! (Also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes)

is for Fort Berthold

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is for Garrison Dam

Garrison Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Missouri River in Central North Dakota. It was made in 1947 and finished in 1953. The Three Affiliated Tribes owned the land.

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is for Headdress

Headdresses are feathered headgear traditionally worn by male leaders of the American Indian Nations who have earned great respect in their tribe. Originally, they were worn in battle, but now they are used in ceremonial occasions!

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is for Indigenous people

Indigenous people are people who originate from a particular place. Another word for Native!

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is for Jewelry

Native American jewelry can be made from wood, animal bones, claws, teeth, which are died and painted. Native American woman created these masterpieces to wear, sell, or trade them.

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is for Kindness

The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. Tribe Chiefs tell their children stories of kindness, compassion, and trust. "Give me knowledge, so I may have kindness for all." - Plains Indian

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is for Lake Sakakawea

Lake Sakakawea is a reservoir in the Missouri River basin in central North Dakota. Named for the Shoshone-Hidatsa woman Sakakawea, the woman who helped Lewis and Clark expedition as a interpreter. It's the largest man-made lake in North Dakota and the third largest in the United States!

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is for Mandan

The Mandan are a Native American Tribe residing in North Dakota. They are enrolled in the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation! About half the Mandan tribe still reside in the original reservation!

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is for Nature

Plants, animals, landscapes, and other products of the earth. Native American's had a great respect for Nature, it was their home, it gave them food, and weaponry.

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is for Oyate Tribe

The Sisseton-Wahpton Oyate Tribe is comprised of about 11,300 enrolled members. They lived in elk or buffalo hide tepees after migrating to North Dakota!

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is for Pottery

Native American Pottery is an art form with a history going back to 7,500 years. It is made with mud, water, fire, sand, and other of earth's natural supplements.

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