• Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
  • T-Rex and Triceratops at Heritage Center
  • Standing Rock
  • Display at State Museum at North Dakota Heritage Center
  • Bison in Badlands
  • North Dakota Powwow
  • Sitting Bull Visitor Center
  • Turtle Mountains
  • Exterior of State Museum at the North Dakota Heritage Center
  • New Town Earthlodge Village
  • International Welcome

Native American Culture

The tribes of North Dakota contribute greatly to our state, and we welcome you to explore reservations and experience Native American culture. Learn about each tribe’s history, language and traditions by visiting attractions like reconstructed earthlodge villages or attend a powwow and celebrate the culture through song and dance. Click here for more Native American experiences in North Dakota or go here to learn more about North Dakota tribes and traditions.

Trip Ideas
Loren Yellow Bird: Fort Union Park Ranger, Tribal Historian
Portrait of Sitting Bull on Display at North Dakota Heritage Center
Rob Hanna: Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center and Fort Mandan
Music Keeping Metis Culture Alive in North Dakota
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Events
Featured Events
  • Northeast
    Northeast
    Apr 19, 2019 - Apr 21, 2019
    UNDIA Time-Out Week & Wacipi 2019
    Grand Forks
    A week of great lectures at the University of North Dakota Memorial Union culminates with one of...
  • Southcentral
    Southcentral
    Jul 26, 2019 - Jul 28, 2019
    Buffalo Days
    Jamestown
    Celebrate White Cloud's legacy with city-wide activities, including a car show, parade, street...
  • Southcentral
    Southcentral
    Sep 06, 2019 - Sep 08, 2019
    50th Annual United Tribes Technical College International Powwow
    Bismarck
    One of the largest Native American powwows in the nation, featuring hundred of drummers and...
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Featured Listings
  • Northcentral
    Northcentral
    Fort Mandan
    Washburn
    Take a step back in time when you visit the reconstructed Fort Mandan, the winter home of the...
  • Northeast
    Northeast
    Gorecki Alumni Center
    Grand Forks
    The Gorecki Alumni Center, located in the heart of UND's campus, is a modern meeting, conference...
  • Southcentral
    Southcentral
    Steamboat Park
    Bismarck
    You can enjoy the Missouri River, the trails, some art and some history all in one trip when you...
  • Southwest
    Southwest
    Custer Trail Auto Tour
    Medora
    An auto tour through the Little Missouri National Grasslands takes visitors to sites and areas...
  • Northwest
    Northwest
    Four Bears Bridge
    New Town
    Design honors 19 tribal chiefs of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Indian tribes. It is the...
  • Northcentral
    Northcentral
    Chippewa Downs
    Belcourt
    The 2018 schedule for Chippewa Downs: June 9-10, June 16-17, June 23-24, June 30-July 1.
  • Southcentral
    Southcentral
    The Capital Gallery
    Bismarck
    The Capital Gallery is owned and operated by the Lewis & Clark Fort Mandan Foundation, a 501(c)(3...
  • Southwest
    Southwest
    Pioneer Trails Regional Museum
    Bowman
    Since 1992, Pioneer Trials Regional Museum has worked to research, document and display the...
  • Southcentral
    Southcentral
    Bismarck Tour Company
    Bismarck
    Bismarck Tour Company offers the best of Bismarck's history, happenings, and humor for groups....
  • Northcentral
    Northcentral
    Lake Region Heritage Center Museum
    Devils Lake
    The Lake Region Heritage Center is located in the old post office in downtown Devils Lake. The...
  • Southcentral
    Southcentral
    North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum
    Bismarck
    From a life-size T. rex skeleton cast to a Mars spacesuit to exhibits of rare pottery and...
  • Northcentral
    Northcentral
    Turtle Mountain Tribal Tourism
    Belcourt
    Turtle Mountain Tribal Tourism...
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