Martin Bear's Arm (born c. 1864) was a tribal historian of the Hidatsa (Gros Ventres) tribe.[1][2] He was born in and lived for a time in Like-a-Fishhook Village on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in central North Dakota.[3] Bear's Arm was an artist particularly known for a pictographic chart of Like-a-Fishhook Village,[4] as it was before the village was abandoned in the 1880s.[5][3] His work is in the collection of the State Historical Society of North Dakota.[6]

Martin Bear's Arm
Bornc. 1864 (1864)
Like-a-Fishhook Village, Dakota Territory
NationalityMandan, Hidatsa
Occupation(s)painter, historian

References

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  1. ^ "Garrison Reservoir: Geology, Paleontology, Archeology, History (Chronology in the Missouri Valley of North Dakota)". www.npshistory.com. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  2. ^ Lovett, John R. (1998). Guide to Native American ledger drawings and pictographs in United States museums, libraries, and archives. Internet Archive. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-30693-8.
  3. ^ a b "Section 1: The Three Tribes Alliance | North Dakota Studies". www.ndstudies.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  4. ^ Smith, George Hubert (1972). Like-a-Fishhook Village and Fort Berthold, Garrison Reservoir, North Dakota. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ "Getting to Know Star Village | State Historical Society of North Dakota Blog". blog.statemuseum.nd.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  6. ^ King, Jeanne Snodgrass (1968). American Indian painters; a biographical directory. Smithsonian Libraries. New York : Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.