Interpretive signs describe the background of the sculptor, above,
and the models, top right, involved in the statue's creation. Inside
the cultural center are a collection of local Native American busts.
Even though the subjects lived later than the L & C Expedition
period, they are typical examples of the Mandan and Hidatsa leaders
met by them. The man, on the left, is Mandan medicine man Crow Heart
(1856-1951). The woman is Jane Sitting Crow aka Corn Stalk Woman,
Keeper of Corn - a very powerful position in Mandan society.
Like the SD center, this one, in Bismark, covers all of North Dakota
history with interesting artifacts and displays.
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