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The Klaudt Family Returns to the Reservation

The Klaudt Siblings returned to their birth place, Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, New Town, North Dakota to conduct Tribal business and attend their Arikara Tribal festivities. It was a nostalgic occasion since it was their first visit without their parents who passed away in 2001.

This is the festivity we attended on our way in. Our Tribe is the Arikaras.	The Arikara Tribal Dance
The Tribal Tribute to our Arikara Native American Service Men	Two of our Arikaras doing the Small Indian Dance
The tribute to two of our earliest Tribal Leaders	Four Bears Lodge where we hunkered down for a short week
A break in BIA Federal Court Proceedings. Left to Right: John Charging, Vernon Klaudt, Ramona Klaudt Carpenter, Melvin Klaudt, Indian Judge P. Diane Johnson, Kenneth Klaudt, Raymond Klaudt	The Indian Mission we help support
Other than the asphalt depicted in front of the tipis, this is a picture of an original Arikara Sub-division.	A painting of Lewis and Clark and the Bird Woman "Sakakawea" that led them out west into Idaho. Sakakawea was raised on our Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.
Our sister Ramona with some of the Arikara dance contestants.	This is the cemetery where our Fort Berthold Native Americans, who served as Scouts to the U.S. Cavalry, are entombed. Two of our Great Grandfathers, that served as Custer Scouts during the infamous Battle of the Little Big Horn, are buried here, "Little Soldier and One Feather."
Our Tribal Agency where all the Indian Business is conducted