Fort Abraham Lincoln Foundation

The Fort Abraham Lincoln Foundation is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to maintaining and promoting the heritage and historic perspectives of Fort Abraham Lincoln and other historic sites in North Dakota. Projects supported by the foundation include Five Nations Arts, the Missouri River Landing Warehouse at the Port of Bismarck, and the Lewis and Clark Riverboat.[1]

Five Nations Arts

Five Nations Arts is a local art store specializing in regional Native American art, showcasing the five Indian nations of the Northern Plains. They offer paintings, jewelry, sculptures, dream catchers and beadwork created by 200 local artists. Painted buffalo skins and local sewn quilts are offered. Music from national and local musicians is also available along with locally produced soaps made from buffalo tallow and natural local herbs, such as cedar, rose, sage, and sweet grass.[2]

Five Nations Arts is established in the former Northern Pacific Railway station, on Main Street in Mandan. "Five Nations" refers to the five federally recognized tribes in North Dakota: the Anishinaabe (a.k.a. Chippewa and Métis of Turtle Mountain) Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (a.k.a. the Three Affiliated Tribes), and the Lakota (Spirit Lake, Standing Rock and Lake Traverse Indian Reservations), or the five reservations in North Dakota: Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (Three Affiliated Tribes), Spirit Lake Indian Reservation (Lakota), Standing Rock Indian Reservation (Lakota), Lake Traverse Indian Reservation (Lakota), and Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation (Anishinaabe and Métis).

References
  1. "Fort Abraham Lincoln Foundation". Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  2. "Five Nations Arts". Retrieved May 19, 2017.
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