The Mandan tribe were a fairly large tribe that lived in the North and South Dakota area. The Mandan were a very festive and had a diverse culture which earned them the name of the “Tattooed People”, as they cover themselves in tattooes.There are many interesting things about the Mandan tribe, for example they had a very diverse culture and history, religion, and economy. The Mandan are one of the few tribes to make contract with the famous explorers, Lewis and Clark. The Mandan had very interesting history and culture, for example they are known as the “Tattooed People”. One example of the Mandan tribes culture is, “The system of using sign language was developed to facilitate communication between all of the different tribes who inhabited…show more content… One example of their economy skills is they, “Trapped and prepared furs, but they also acquired furs and hides by trading maize and items received from the traders to the nonagricultural tribes of the region”(source D). This shows how the Mandan were a very intellegent tribe that controlled the fur trade to become a very wealthy tribe. Moreover, this shows that the Mandan were a common target of raids because of their wealth. Another example of the Mandan’s economy is, “The decline of the fur trade was accompanied by an increased military and bureaucratic presence that provided employment opportunities for men as woodcutters, scouts, teamsters, interpreters, and agency employees”(source D). This shows how the Mandan’s economy decreased once the fur trade declined since most of the Mandan’s wealth came from fur tradding. Moreover, once the fur trade declined many white men took employment opportunities for men as woodcutters, scouts, teamsters, interpreters, some of these new opening jobs affected the Mandan’s economy. In conclusion the Mandan started with a very strong economy and had much wealth, but after raids and the fur tade declined much of their wealth was
