Note 224 — Chapter XXV · ACCOUNT OF THE MANDAN INDIANS

See journal of La Vérendrye, Canadian Archives, 1889, p. 13: "I acknowledged that I was surprised [upon meeting the Mandan], expecting to see a different people from the other Indians, especially after the account given me. There is no difference from the Assiniboines; they are naked, covered only with a buffalo robe, worn carelessly without a breech clout."—Ed.