Plains Indians earthlodges at North Dakota's Knife River Indian Villages NHS
At Knife River Indian Village in North Dakota, earthlodge people hunted bison and other games, but were in essence farmers living in villages along the Missouri River and its tributaries. This site was a major Native American trade center for hundreds of years prior to becoming an important market place for fur traders.
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Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, ND
MC Travelers visited the Knife River Indian Villages in Stanton, ND. This beautiful place is rich in culture and history. It is a unique place to learn about native traditions and their ways of living.
Outside Science (inside parks): Fire at Knife River Indian Villages
Fire isn't always bad, it depends on how you use it. Staff at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site in North Dakota use it to restore the prairie ecosystem. Follow a class of middle school students as they help the park by reseed after a prescribed burn.
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7-27-15 - Day 90 - Knife River Indian Villages NHS, North Dakoa - Part 1
Video of the Knife River Indian Villages where Lewis and Clark met Sacagawea and her husband and hired them to guide them.
Knife River Indian Villages
A quick walk through the Villages.
Like a tiny Corps of Discovery.
49th state and 83rd National Park. I'm on a quest to visit 100 National Parks before the National Park Service turns 100 on August 25, 2016. Read the full story at theroadlotstraveled.com
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1828-1867 - Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site North Dakota
Fort Union Trading Post was established in 1828 by John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company. This was not a government or military post, but a business, established for the specific purpose of trading with the northern plains tribes.
Located at the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers on the North Dakota/Montana border, the fort was originally called Fort Henry. For the next four decades, Fort Union would serve as the headquarters of the Upper Missouri Outfit (U.M.O.) of the American Fur Company.
The most important fur trading post on the upper Missouri River, Fort Union controlled the bison robe and fur trade over a huge area encompassing what are now North and South Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming from 1828 to 1867.
Here, Assiniboine, Crow, Cree, Ojibway, Blackfoot, Hidatsa, Mandan, and other tribes traded buffalo robes and other furs for trade goods such as beads, guns, blankets, knives, cookware, and cloth.
During its heydays the trading post employed as many as 200 people, mostly Métis Indians, of French and Native American ancestry.
Keelboat in 1872 The rivers were the main source of travel for the fur traders, primarily utilizing keel boats until 1832 when the first steamboat, the Yellowstone landed here. Mackinaw boats were another form of travel made by the workers of the fort and bull boats, constructed by the tribes out of a green buffalo hide and willow, were also used.
In 1867, Fort Union was sold to the U.S. Army and the post was razed. Its building materials were used to construct Fort Buford about two miles away.
Here, Assiniboine, Crow, Cree, Ojibway, Blackfoot, Hidatsa, Mandan, and other tribes traded buffalo robes and other furs for trade goods such as beads, guns, blankets, knives, cookware, and cloth.
During its heydays the trading post employed as many as 200 people, mostly Métis Indians, of French and Native American ancestry.
The rivers were the main source of travel for the fur traders, primarily utilizing keelboats until 1832 when the first steamboat, the Yellowstone landed here. Mackinaw boats were another form of travel made by the workers of the fort and bull boats, constructed by the tribes out of a green buffalo hide and willow, were also used.
In 1867, Fort Union was sold to the U.S. Army and the post was razed. Its building materials were used to construct Fort Buford about two miles away.
Here, Assiniboine, Crow, Cree, Ojibway, Blackfoot, Hidatsa, Mandan, and other tribes traded buffalo robes and other furs for trade goods such as beads, guns, blankets, knives, cookware, and cloth.
During its heydays the trading post employed as many as 200 people, mostly Métis Indians, of French and Native American ancestry.
The rivers were the main source of travel for the fur traders, primarily utilizing keelboats until 1832 when the first steamboat, the Yellowstone landed here. Mackinaw boats were another form of travel made by the workers of the fort and bull boats, constructed by the tribes out of a green buffalo hide and willow, were also used.
In 1867, Fort Union was sold to the U.S. Army and the post was razed. Its building materials were used to construct Fort Buford about two miles away.
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North Dakota Flint Trip 2017
This video details the vacation I took to visit the American West and gather Knife River Flint and Rainy Buttes Petrified Wood for flintknapping.
Kayaking the Knife River in North Dakota
Kayaking the Knife River through the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site. The great thing about this perspective is the chance to be an amateur archaeologist and view where the river has cut away the bank revealing artifacts. *Reminder* it is against Federal Law to remove artifacts from the site.
Top Tourist Attractions in North Dakota: Travel Guide USA
Top Tourist Attractions in North Dakota: Travel Guide USA
Dakota Zoo, Fargo Theatre, Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, Fort Mandan Overlook State Historic Site, National Buffalo Museum, International Peace Garden, Knife River Indian Villages, Maah Daah Hey Trail, North Dakota Heritage Center, Plains Art Museum, Scandinavian Heritage Park, Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Knife River Indian village home
Knife River Clovis - Highlight Reel
My first time smacking Knife River. It was a bit of a rough process, but it worked really nicely once I got the hang of it. Pretty happy with the little palaeo looking Clovis I got out of it. At some point I say I'm aiming for a Dalton/Humboldt, but of course that didn't happen. Pricey stone but I would recommend it.
This is an edited down version of the whole process, which took around 3 hours from start to finish. If you have any recommendations for what you'd like to see next, please let me know.
Sean
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Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site | Wikipedia audio article
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Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
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00:01:49 2 History
00:01:58 2.1 Village
00:03:31 2.2 Smallpox epidemic
00:04:42 3 Flora and fauna
00:07:57 4 Climate
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The Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, which was established in 1974, preserves the historic and archaeological remnants of bands of Hidatsa, Northern Plains Indians. This area was a major trading and agricultural area. Three villages were known to occupy the Knife area. In general, these three villages are known as Hidatsa villages. Broken down, the individual villages are Awatixa Xi'e (lower Hidatsa village), Awatixa and Big Hidatsa village. Awatixa Xi'e is believed to be the oldest village of the three. The Big Hidatsa village was established around 1600.
The Best Places to Visit in North Dakota
The Best Places to Visit in North Dakota
For a wild, outdoor adventure, North Dakota offers unspoiled wilderness and beautiful park lands. Of the lower 48 states, it is one of America's most scenic. Also known for haunted places stories, North Dakota seems to have the more friendly type of spirits. North Dakota's beauty inspired Theodore Roosevelt to establish the National Forest Service.As well as stunning scenery, the state presents a fascinating glimpse into the history and culture of the region through its museums and historic sites. Adventurers like Lewis and Clark, President Theodore Roosevelt, and Sakakawea have traveled these rugged lands before you and may even inspire you to make a mark on history too.
Pack up your hiking boots and head off on a North Dakota adventure. For many travelers, a trip to North Dakota conjures up images of snow, cold, and wide open spaces. Yet this is a place to unleash your inner explorer with exciting outdoor activities, and a wide variety of accommodations.
#1.Theodore Roosevelt National Park
#2.Frontier Village and the National Buffalo Museum
#3. Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
#4.Lake Sakakawea
#5.Scandinavian Heritage Park
#6.North Dakota Heritage Center
#7.Plains Art Museum
#8.Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park
#9.Maah Daah Hey Trail
#10.Historic Bridges in Valley City
Ft Buford, North Dakota
Ft Buford, ND...near Williston, ND
Prairie Places: Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Beginning in 1985, the historic fur trading post of Fort Union was rebuilt after extensive archeological excavations that allow visitors to northwestern North Dakota to step back in time to experience life at an Indian trading post in the 1840s. This Prairie Public Classic feature was first aired in 1993.
Double Ditch Indian Village Mural by Robert Evans
Nationally acclaimed artist Robert Evans paints the Double Ditch Indian Village mural from October 2013 to February 2014.
This cyclorama can be found in the Innovation Gallery: Early Peoples at the newly expanded North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum.
Fort Mandan Overlook State Historic Site
UAV video of Fort Mandan Overlook State Historic Site, McLean County, North Dakota - October 16, 2018. The altitude of the quadcopter was approximately 100 feet above ground surface, with wind speeds gusting 25--30 miles per hour when the flight was made.
Fort Mandan Overlook State Historic Site overlooks the area where Lewis and Clark established their headquarters in the winter of 1804-1805. Fort Mandan was a triangular fort which provided shelter, protection, and a place of cultural interchange between the explorers and the area’s native inhabitants for whom the fort was named. The original site of Fort Mandan was beside the river and has since been inundated. The site is located fourteen miles west of Washburn, McLean County, North Dakota, overlooking the Missouri River.
Based on archeological studies conducted at the site in the 1990s, we know that people lived at this location during two different times: once during the late-1700s to mid-1800s, and an earlier occupation around A.D. 1300 to 1400. An irregular ditch constructed sometime during the late-eighteenth to mid-nineteenth century is the most visible feature at the site. At present no historic documents have been found that identify the date of construction of the ditch, the builders, or the events that transpired there. Historic Period artifacts found include glass trade beads, a gunflint, lead shot, and glass fragments.
The prehistoric occupation of this location is better understood based on artifacts recovered during the archeological excavations. The artifacts indicated a significant Plains Village campsite dating to the fourteenth century. No houses were detected during the excavations but contemporary Plains Villagers lived in rectangular earthlodges. Artifacts recovered include pottery, projectile points, scrapers, flakes, grinding tools, bison shoulder-blade fragments, butchered animal bones and corn kernels and cobs. A pit feature containing ash and a hearth were radiocarbon dated to A.D. 1300 to 1400. Based on the archeological excavations, inhabitants occupying the site more than six centuries ago were involved in such activities as food preparation, hide processing, and stone tool production.
Music: “Trio”, original music composed and performed by Arnold Jordan & Dan Foster, Spring 2016
Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, North Dakota Summer 2016
Pictures set to music of Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park near Bismarck, North Dakota Summer of 2016. Including pictures of On a Slant indian village, tribute to civilian conservation corps and Custer's last home before marching off to the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Badlands - Vacation 2016
The Muckas family vacation 2016
Chicago - Minneapolis - Knife River Indian Village NHS - Theodore Roosevelt NP - Devils Tower NM - Mount Rushmore N Mem - Badlands NP - Pipestone NM
Dinosaur fossil experts calling on amateurs to help dig in North Dakota TODAY com 1