Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

a CILC Content Provider

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.
The US National Park Service conserves the scenery and the natural and historic objects and wildlife of more than 400 units covering more than 84 million acres in all 50 States

2021-2022

2020-2021

2019-2020

2018-2019

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

2014-2015

2013-2014

Programs by Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

People of the Earthlodge; Lifeways of the Hidatsa (Free)

Park Rangers describe the home of the Tribes of the Northern Great Plains from inside of a lifesize replica earthlodge (Temperature dependent). They also describe the roles and responsibilities of people within the community, trade relations and...

Type of Organization

Government Agency

Contact

Darian Kath darian_kath@nps.gov
PO Box 9
Stanton ND 58571
7017453300 ext, 1201
United States

http://www.nps.gov/knri/index.htm

Primary Disciplines

The programs of Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site cover:

International
Literacy
Performing Arts
Reading
Social Studies/History
Writing
Education