1 KNIFE RIVER INDIAN VILLAGES NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE NORTH DAKOTA
Located in North Dakota, Knife River historical site allows visitors to explore the remains of several indigenous settlements. In particular there can be seen the remains of two villages belonging to the Mandan and Hidatsa tribes. These tribes built vast settlements of earth lodges, the largest of which (according to the National Park Service) comprised 120 of these dwellings. However, in 1837 both of these villages were all but wiped out by a deadly outbreak of smallpox.
As well as archaeological remnants, the site also includes a reconstructed earth lodge. Indigenous tribes in this area