Explore the lives of the Northern Plains Indians on the Upper Missouri
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.
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Photo Gallery of the Robinson Collection
Explore the photo gallery to view Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara beadwork and quillwork from the historic Robinson collection.
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Kid's Camp
Come to Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site this July for some summer fun.
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Native Prairie Restoration
Learn how to transform former farm fields and pasture into native prairie in our latest video.
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Did You Know?
That Plains Indian boys were expected to learn to ride horse as early as four to five years of age and were given a bow and arrow as soon as they were able to walk?