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

Examples of Hidatsa in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lewis and Clark appear in a pan across a painting from the Wikipedia page of their unmentioned Hidatsa guide, Sacagawea—the only woman, the only Indigenous person, the only non-white person in the video. — Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 2026

Prominent designer Lauren Good Day (Arikara/Hidatsa/Blackfeet/Plains Cree), a popular mainstay during Indian Market weekend. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 May 2026

The Arikara, Mandan and Hidatsa all crowded in to see him and to touch his skin. — Craig Fehrman, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026

Also, world champion hoop dancer Tony Duncan, who is San Carlos Apache, Arikara and Hidatsa, will teach the basics of one of Indian Country's most popular sports, Shields said. — Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 10 Dec. 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

Word History

Etymology

Hidatsa hirá·ca, a Hidatsa subgroup

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1