Sheheke
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Sheheke, Sheheke-shote, translated as White Coyote, and also known as Coyote or Big White, was a Mandan chief.
"Sha-Ha-Ka, A Mandan Chief" from History of the Indian Tribes of North America
Hidatsa
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The Hidatsa are a Missouri River Siouan people. They are enrolled in the federally recognized Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. Their language is related to tha
Long Time Dog, a Hidatsa warrior
Road Maker (Aríìhiriš), a 19th-century Hidatsa chief. Engraving after a watercolour by Karl Bodmer.
Hidatsa performing dog dance, portrait by Karl Bodmer. In his right hand, he holds a rattle of pronghorn hoofs. A bone flute is hanging in a string around his neck.
Celebrating Hidatsa warriors with exploit marks on body and dress. "X" designates a coup and "U" turned upside down designates captured horses. Drawn by a Hidatsa in the late 19th century.