Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation

Also known as MHA Nation, Three Affiliated Tribes, Nueta, Hidatsa, Sahnish

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Lands

Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, central North Dakota, United States

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Population

As of August 2026, 17,825 people are enrolled members of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation.

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Governance

The MHA Nation is governed by a Chairman and six Segment Representatives, one each for White Shield, Parshall, New Town, Four Bears, Mandaree and Twin Buttes.

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Language

The nation greets visitors in all three of its languages. In Mandan, Ráátinitak shí’sh means it is good that you all arrived.

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