The Assiniboine, also known as the Assnipwan or sometimes the Stone Sioux, are a Native American people, originally from the Northern Great Plains area of North America, specifically in present-day Montana and parts of Canada around the US/Canadian border. This particular tribe was well known throughout much of the late 1700s and early 1800s. Images of tribal members were painted by such 19th century artists as Karl Bodmer and George Catlin. The tribe has many similarities to the Lakota (Sioux) people in lifestyle, linguistics, and cultural habits, and are considered to be a band of the "Nakoda" or middle division of the Lakota. It is believed that the Assiniboine broke away from other Lakota bands in the 17th century. Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... The Great Plains states. ... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. ... State nickname: Treasure State Other U.S. States Capital Helena Largest city Billings Governor Brian Schweitzer Official languages English Area 381,156 km² (4th)  - Land 377,295 km²  - Water 3,862 km² (1%) Population (2000)  - Population 902,194 (44th)  - Density 2. ... Canada and the United States of America share the longest common border among any two countries that is not militarized or actively patrolled. ... Events and Trends The Bonneville Slide blocks the Columbia River near the site of present-day Cascade Locks, Oregon with a land bridge 200 feet high. ... Events and Trends Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815). ... Karl Bodmer, (February 6, 1809-October 30, 1893), was a Swiss painter of the American West. ... George Catlin was an American Painter (1796-December 23, 1872) who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the American West. ... Alternative meaning: Lakota, Côte dIvoire is a département of Côte dIvoire. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...

The life style of this group was semi-nomadic, and they would follow the herds of bison during the warmer months. They did a considerable amount of trading with European traders, and worked with the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara tribes, and that factor is strongly attached to their life style. Communities of nomadic people move from place to place, rather than settling down in one location. ... Binomial name Bison bison Linnaeus, 1758 The American Bison (Bison bison), also called Buffalo, is a bovine mammal that is the largest terrestrial mammal in North America. ... Look up Trade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Trade centers on the exchange of goods and/or services. ... Crows Heart, a Mandan male, circa 1908. ... Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes, are a Native American group comprised of a union of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara peoples, whose native lands ranged across the Missouri River basin in the Dakotas. ... Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes, are a Native American group comprised of a union of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara peoples, whose native lands ranged across the Missouri River basin in the Dakotas. ...

Though their description of the group was not all together favorable, the tribe's existence was noted in the journals of Lewis and Clark on their return journey from Fort Clatsop down the Missouri River. They had heard rumors that this was a ferocious group, and hoped to avoid contact with them. They did not see any sign of these people, and were not able to prove those rumors. The Lewis and Clark expedition (1804-1806) was the first American overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back. ... Fort Clatsop Fort Clatsop was the encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the Oregon Country near the mouth of the Columbia River during the winter of 1805-1806. ... The Missouri River and its tributaries N.P. Dodge Park, Omaha, Nebraska High silt content makes the Missouri (left) noticably lighter than the Mississipi here at their confluence above St. ...

External links

• Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery encounters with Assiniboine (http://lewisandclark.state.mt.us/assiniboine.htm)
• Assiniboine description (http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/northamerica/assiniboine.html) at Minnesota State University Mankato emuseum
• Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux History (http://www.montana.edu/wwwfpcc/tribes/)