Traditional Gardening and Foods
What is a hidatsa Naxu?
One Indian acre
What is the largest organized religion in the world?
Christianity
Who was the first tribal chairman?
Arthur Mandan
What dance is most closely associated with elk teeth
Women’s traditional
The Sundance tradition is adopted from what original ceremonial practice?
The Mandan Okipa
What famous Hidatsa woman gardener is the informant of Gilbert Wilson in his work, Hidatsa traditional gardening?
Buffalo Bird Woman
Name a significant spiritual cultural figure of the Mandan, Hidatsa or Arikara?
An example of this would be Lone Man for the Hidatsa and Mandan. Old Lady who Never Dies, Grandson, Long Arm, Spring Boy and Lodge Boy, Coyote Chief.
What year was the first tribal chairman instated?
1936
What categories can a single bussel be associated with?
Men's chicken or Men's traditional
In what year were Native Americans allowed to practice their religion again with the passage of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act?
1978
The Missouri river flood pattern leaves behind a regenerative sediment known as what?
silt
What is the central or primary religious practice (celebrated in the summer months) of the Mandan called?
Okipa
What was the first tribal council called?
Biraagush - the 10
What dance are “rockers” closely associated with?
Men's Fancy
Spirits are ever present entities but they are most present during what parts of the life cycle?
During Birth and Death
What type of garden is only planted by the men?
Tobacco
What is the central or primary religious practice of the Hidatsa called?
Naxpike or the Hide Beating
Who was the Arikara leader at Fish-hook in the 1860s who petitioned for the upholding of treaty rights?
White Shield
What category is associated with butterflies?
Women’s fancy shawl
Where does the sweat lodge tradition originate among the Mandan?
Black Wolf brought it from the Black Bears
Indigenous agricultural practice is known as the three sisters agriculture. What fourth plant is used by the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara as an agricultural staple?
Sunflowers
What is the central or primary religious practice of the Arikara called?
Mother Corn Ceremony
What contemporary tribal leader bears the name, "white shield"
Austin Gillette
What category is the term, “necklace breaker” most often associated with?
Men's Fancy
Where do the ceremonial practices of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara come from?
All the major ceremonial practices of the three tribes come from important cultural figures that are discussed in our sacred stories. Projenitor Figures
Historically, this women's societies primary function was to usher in the changing seasonal patterns in the spring season?
Goose Woman's Society
When you donate what is one of the things that the blankets represent that are being donated?
key words: protection or healing
Who was the first female tribal chairwomen, who also started her own segment?
Rosie Crow-Flies-High
What category is the side-step associated with?
Women’s jingle
Where does the Sweat Lodge tradition originate among the Mandan and Hidatsa?
It comes from the narrative of Spring Boy and his cleansing at the hand of Coyote Chief and Charred Body.