Saakak'hukaahaanu

Saakak'hukaahaanu lies near the great bend of the Souris, or Mouse River, in the northern plains. Here the river turns north through low meadows and wooded bottomlands toward Canada. In the winter of 1797–98 the trader and surveyor David Thompson travelled from the Mouse River to the Mandan villages, recording observations on his journey. His survey helped map a region already crossed by Indigenous travel and trade.