Hidatsa Tribe

Original Locations

• North Dakota
• South Dakota

Daily life

• Farming
• Trading
• Hunting

Food

• Corn
• Beans
• Squash
• Deer
• Small Game
• Buffalo

Housing

• Settled Villages
• Earthen Lodges made from wooden frames covered with packed Earth

Hunting Weapons

• Bows
• Arrows
• Spears
• Traps

Spiritual Beliefs

• Hidatsa people believed in a pervasive supernatural being that existed in every animate and inanimate object.
• At death, the family would hold responsible for funeral services

Other Info

• Hidatsa were non-migratory people
• They hunted buffalo to trade hide

Life Today

• Most Hidatsa live on a reservation in North Dakota.
• They live their lives just like anybody else