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Ranger Sarah looks out over the field which was the location of the Awatixa Xi'e Village. The depressions in the ground are The bowl-shaped earthlodge depressions left behind from the Earthlodges that were once here.
— at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site.
Ranger Sarah reads about the Awatixa Xi'e Village site. Read the description at https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=162212
— at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site.
Ranger Sarah heads down the trail towards the past sites of villages.
— at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site.
Ranger Sarah views a Drying Stage.
— at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site.
Ranger Sarah learns at the Drying Stages that were used to dry various vegetables.
— at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site.
Ranger Sarah reads journal entries from Lewis & Clark when they visited in 1804 & 1806. Read them at https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=33610
— at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site.
Ranger Sarah learns about the village sites she will hike past along the trail.
— at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site.
Ranger Sarah with another look at the inside of the Earthlodge. The finished earthlodge would be between thirty and sixty feet in diameter, ten to fifteen feet high, and took approximately seven to ten days to complete from start to finish.
— at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site.
Ranger Sarah looks around the Earthlodge. Within traditional Hidatsa society, women owned and maintained the earthlodge or "awahte."
— at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site.
Ranger Sarah looks at the decorated buffalo rug. Below the rug is the the atuka, a high-sided seat reserved for the oldest man of the household. The atuka was also offered to visitors as a sign of respect.
— at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site.
Ranger Sarah enters the Earthlodge. Within traditional Hidatsa society, women owned and maintained the earthlodge or "awahte."
— at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site.
Ranger Sarah at the Earthlodge. The earthen structure is 40 ft across and has timbers that go around the circular structure to hold up the earth and grass on top with a mound shape. The door way has vertical logs in two rows that create the doorway with logs and earth on top.
— at Knife River Indian Villages NHS
Ranger Sarah starts her exploration of the park by heading to the Earthlodge.
— at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site.
Ranger Sarah has arrived at Knife River Indian Villages. The site was a major Native American trade center for hundreds of years prior to becoming an important market place for fur traders after 1750.
— at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site.
