Abstract
The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara people had an intact and thriving food system built by the Indigenous Knowledge amassed over thousands of years when the Lewis and Clark expedition made their way to their villages. Their prolific gardens of corn, squash, beans, melons, and sunflowers had made them a major trade center. The legacy of explorers and other non- native people who engaged with the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara people is rife with extraction and exploitation. Tribal members have held onto their knowledge and seeds through waves of dispossession. Today, there is a resurgence of traditional gardens and foods, which one couple works passionately to contribute to.