Question

I need some info on the Mandan belief system. They were animistic. I want to know some info how they performed and how they worshipped, including more about their god.

Answer 1

The religion and beliefs of the Mandan tribe was based on Animism that encompassed the spiritual or religious idea that the universe and all natural objects animals, plants, trees, rivers, mountains rocks etc have souls or spirits. The Great Plains tribes such as the Mandan believed in Manitou, the Great Spirit.