Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site • North Dakota

Summer view of Earthlodge

Interior View of Earthlodge

Winter Earthlodge

Garden

Sakakawea Village

Earthlodge people hunted bison and other game, but were in essence farmers living in villages along the Missouri and its tributaries. The site was a major Native American trade center for hundreds of years prior to becoming an important market place for fur traders after 1750.

Summer view of Earthlodge
NPS photo

Interior View of Earthlodge
NPS photo

Winter Earthlodge
NPS Photo

Garden
NPS Photo

Sakakawea Village
NPS Photo

Kids

Two children re-enacting village life

Beaded Gloves

Beaded Gloves in the Robinson Collection

4 kids and female ranger sit in circle on floor playing a game with bowls, sticks, and wooden chips.

Knife River Indian Villages NHS offers a one-day kids' camp in July and August.

Hand holds a smart phone above a clump of purple flowers. Same flowers are displayed on phone.

Knife River Indian Villages NHS needs your help to collect data on the biodiversity of the park's mixed-grass prairie ecosystem.

6 students listen to a female ranger's presentation inside an earthlodge.

Knife River Indian Villages NHS invites your class to visit and interact with the park in person.

Last updated: August 11, 2026

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Stanton, ND 58571

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