While at the Park we toured the On-A-Slant Mandan Village. The original village was the home of The Nu eta, "We the People", now known as the Mandan Indians. The Nu eta were known for their agricultural expertise. Each village cultivated hundreds of acres for both their own use and for trading purposes.
They lived in Earth lodges which were built in the spring and constructed and owned by the women. The typical lodge was between 20 to 40 feet in diameter and 15 to 20 feet high, and spacious enough for several people.
One use for a buffalo hide was to make a boat, how's this for a fishing boat.
The outside of a mans winter coat showing his victories, hunting success, basically his standing amongst the tribe.
The original On-A-Slant Village contained about 75 earth lodges with 10 people per lodge.
The following are all examples of the Nu eta Indian lore.
Here they show how they used the buffalo
How they educated their children
Events that took place during the winter
The head woman of the village, she was the owner of the Ceremonial Lodge.
They grew 13 different species of corn.
How the woman constructed the lodge.
How they dried the hides as well as dried some food items.
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