Hidatsa
noun
Hi·dat·sa
hi-ˈdät-sə 
1
plural Hidatsa also Hidatsas
: a member of a Siouan-speaking Indigenous people of the Missouri River valley in North Dakota
called also Minitari, Minnetaree
Note: The Hidatsa are federally recognized as part of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation in North Dakota.
2
: the Siouan language of the Hidatsa
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And in fall 2024, the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation opened the Three Affiliated Tribes National Park in North Dakota, joining the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, who established Frog Bay Tribal National Park in Wisconsin in 2012—the first of its kind.
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Latria Graham, AFAR Media, 6 Aug. 2025
The company worked with the indigenous MHA Nation tribes (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara) on the dire wolf project, and the tribes have expressed a desire to have dire wolves live on their lands in North Dakota.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Wolves became a focus at Colossal after Lamm and James had a meeting with The MHA (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara) Nation in central North Dakota.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation has expressed interest in hosting dire wolves on tribal land, and Colossal is studying the feasibility of that proposal.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Luger, who was born on Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota and is Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara and Lakota, found inspiration in structures created by Indigenous people in the South Pacific in the 1940s.
—Laura Regensdorf Katharine Sohn Laura Bannister Osman Can Yerebakan Shannon Adducci, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Tribal colleges such as North Dakota’s United Tribes Technical College and Turtle Mountain Community College, which serves tribes such as the Lakota, Mandan and Hidatsa, use federal funding to pay for at least 74% of operations.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
That’s what makes the Stampede so special for 21-year-old Jessee Vigen, who is a member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation.
—Kate Nelson, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2024
The Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, home to the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara peoples, was formally established in 1870 by executive order.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 12 July 2024
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Latria Graham, AFAR Media, 6 Aug. 2025
The company worked with the indigenous MHA Nation tribes (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara) on the dire wolf project, and the tribes have expressed a desire to have dire wolves live on their lands in North Dakota.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Wolves became a focus at Colossal after Lamm and James had a meeting with The MHA (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara) Nation in central North Dakota.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation has expressed interest in hosting dire wolves on tribal land, and Colossal is studying the feasibility of that proposal.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Luger, who was born on Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota and is Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara and Lakota, found inspiration in structures created by Indigenous people in the South Pacific in the 1940s.
—Laura Regensdorf Katharine Sohn Laura Bannister Osman Can Yerebakan Shannon Adducci, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Tribal colleges such as North Dakota’s United Tribes Technical College and Turtle Mountain Community College, which serves tribes such as the Lakota, Mandan and Hidatsa, use federal funding to pay for at least 74% of operations.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
That’s what makes the Stampede so special for 21-year-old Jessee Vigen, who is a member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation.
—Kate Nelson, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2024
The Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, home to the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara peoples, was formally established in 1870 by executive order.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 12 July 2024
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