= Mandan = '''Mandan''' was a [[UnitedStates/NativeAmericanNations|Native American nation]]. The nation referred to itself as the '''Pheasant People'''. <> ---- == 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 [[UnitedStates/Sioux|Sioux]], [[UnitedStates/Assiniboin|Assiniboin]], and [[UnitedStates/Arikara|Arikara]] nations had devastated the tribes. ---- == Composition == The spiritual leaders of the Mandan nation were the '''Okeepa Makers'''. ---- CategoryRicottone CategoryState