US EditionNew tribal national park in North Dakota aims to preserve rugged and scenic landscape
- In 2025, the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation expanded their protected lands in North Dakota's Badlands by acquiring 2,100 acres of former ranch territory next to their Fort Berthold Reservation, creating a new tribal national park to promote land preservation and outdoor recreation.
- This effort follows the tribe's goal to recover original treaty lands reduced by a government allotment act and preserve the landscape amid uncertainty about its future condition.
- Park leaders plan to complete about 10 miles of trails by summer's end and use the area for cultural activities and recreation including canoeing, kayaking, and wildlife viewing.
- Tribal officials emphasize restoring native prairie and combating invasive species in the erosive environment, aiming to return the land to a state similar to 300 years ago, while aiding tourism and the economy through recreation.
- State park officials have partnered with the tribe for about two years to connect trail systems and support the park’s role in telling the tribe’s history and preserving the land in perpetuity.
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Muscatine Journal
News & RecordTribal park aims to preserve landscape
BISMARCK, N.D. — A new tribal national park in North Dakota's rugged Badlands is opening a little-seen area of the dramatic landscape to hikers and other outdoors enthusiasts, part of a Native American tribe's eff orts to preserve the land…
Tribal Leaders Launch New National Park to Protect North Dakota’s Scenic Landscape - Miamistandard News
Bismarck, North Dakota — A new tribal national park in North Dakota’s rocky Badlands is opening a previously unseen section of the spectacular landscape to hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts as part of a Native American tribe’s efforts to protect the land and promote recreation. The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation founded Three Affiliated Tribes National Park by purchasing 2,100 acres (850 hectares) of a former ranch on the south bank of t…
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New tribal national park in North Dakota aims to preserve rugged and scenic landscape
A new tribal national park in North Dakota is opening a little-seen area of the rugged Badlands to hikers and other outdoors enthusiasts.
New tribal national park in North Dakota aims to preserve rugged and scenic landscape - Political Signal
BISMARCK, N.D. — A new tribal national park in North Dakota’s rugged Badlands is opening a little-seen area of the dramatic landscape to hikers and other outdoors enthusiasts, part of a Native American tribe’s efforts to preserve the land and encourage recreation. The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation established Three Affiliated Tribes National Park with […] The post New tribal national park in North Dakota aims to preserve rugged and scenic l…
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