Fort Berthold Indian Reservation
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.
Fort Berthold Indian Reservation | |
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Seal | |
Location in North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 47°44′35″N 102°16′39″W | |
| Tribe | Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| Counties | Dunn McKenzie McLean Mercer Mountrail Ward |
| Headquarters | New Town |
| Government | |
| • Body | Three Affiliated Tribes Business Council |
| • Chairman | Mark N. Fox |
| • Vice-Chairman | Randy Phelan |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 7,304 |
| Website | mhanation.com |
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.
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