While we know our northern friends may not feel it, in the South, Spring is
here. So we thought we'd share a few of our gardening sites appropriate
for this time of the year. Along with gardening, there's grilling, and getting
ready to diet so that you can fit back into that bathing suit this summer!
Many tribes have sub-tribes, bands, gens,
clans and phratry. Often very little
information is known or they no longer
exist. We have included them here to
provide more information about the tribes.
Bahohata (lodge). A
Hidatsa band. Matthews says it may be Maohati.
Black-tailed Deers. A Hidatsa band or secret order.
Culbertson in Smithson. Rep. 1850, 143, 1851.
Bulls. A Hidatsa band or society; mentioned by
Culbertson (Smithson. Rep. 1850, 143, 1851) as a clan. For a similar
society among the
Piegan.
Foolish Dogs. An Hidatsa band according to Culbertson (Smithson.
Rep., 1850, 143, 1851) , but properly a warrior society.
Foxes. A gens or secret order of the Hidatsa, according
to Culbertson (Smithson. Rep. 1850, 143, 1851), but properly one of the
war and dance societies.
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includes some historical materials that may imply negative stereotypes
reflecting the culture or language of a particular period or place. These
items are presented as part of the historical record and should not be
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implied .
Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, Frederick Webb Hodge, 1906
