Mandan
Mandan was a Native American nation.
The nation referred to itself as the Pheasant People.
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History
The Mandan nation settled on the upper Missouri.
By 1800s, the nation was reduced to two towns: Nupta and Mitutak. Wars with the neighboring Sioux, Assiniboin, and Arikara nations had devastated the tribes.
Composition
The spiritual leaders of the Mandan nation were the Okeepa Makers.