Fort Berthold Indian Reservation

Fort Berthold Indian Reservation
Official seal of Fort Berthold Indian Reservation
Location in North Dakota
Location in North Dakota
Coordinates: 47°44′35″N 102°16′39″W / 47.74306°N 102.27750°W / 47.74306; -102.27750
TribeMandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountiesDunn
McKenzie
McLean
Mercer
Mountrail
Ward
HeadquartersNew Town
Government
 • BodyThree Affiliated Tribes Business Council
 • ChairmanMark N. Fox
 • Vice-ChairmanRandy Phelan
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total
7,304
Websitemhanation.com

The Fort Berthold Indian Reservation is a U.S. Indian reservation in western North Dakota that is home for the federally recognized Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes. The reservation includes lands on both sides of the Missouri River. The tribal headquarters is in New Town, the 18th largest city in North Dakota.

Created in 1870, the reservation is a small part of the lands originally reserved to the tribes by the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851, which allocated nearly 12 million acres (49,000 km2) in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Tribal Business Council". Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. ^ 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. "My Tribal Area". United States Census Bureau.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Tribal Historical Overview - The 1851 Fort Laramie Treaty". www.ndstudies.org. Archived from the original on July 25, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "Three Affiliated - Demographics - Land Base and Land Status". www.ndstudies.org. Retrieved August 1, 2016.