Hidatsa Tribe

Location

• Hidatsa lived in North Dakota
• Settled by the Knife River

Daily Life

• Hidatsa men work on housing and providing
• Wives work on clothing and cooking
• Children just play with each other

Food

• Hidatsa hunted buffalo,deer,and fox
• Hidatsa prepare food by using campfire and pans

Housing

• Domed shape house
• Made out of mud and sticks

Clothing

• Carving arts beadwork
• Wore warbonnets
• Men wore deer skin cloaks
• Woman wore buffalo dresses

Death

• The fathers clan was to plan for the funera

Spiritual Beliefs

• Believed in a pervasive supernatuarl force

Population

• The population was about 2,100 Hidatsa

Hidatsa Today

• The Hidatsa today are in a reservation in Oaklahoma practicing what their ancestors taught them