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Ficure 25.—Construction plan of the earthlodge at Crow-Flies-High Village according to a 
Hidatsa informant, Adlai Stevenson, or Bear-In-The-Water. 
lope Creek, about one-half mile to the south. This latter stream 
was known to the villagers as “Self-Built-Creek.” Although the 
fields were located at least one-half mile away from the village, the 
land in these places was preferred over the terrace lands where the 
cabins were built because the soil was softer and easier to work. 
Moreover, it was regarded as more productive. 
Each family cultivated about one-half acre, with most of the work 
involved, including the clearing of the land, being done by the women. 
Ownership of the land was by families; clan membership did not 
enter into matters of tenure. 
Corn was planted in hills about 1 pace apart (approximately 18 
inches). Five seeds per hill was regarded as the most desirable num- 
ber. Corn types included yellow, white flint or hard, yellow hard, 
and a type of corn with mixed kernels. Five different kinds of beans 
were grown—yellow, black, white, red, and spotted. Frequently corn, 
beans, and squash were planted together as complementary crops. 
Certain modern plants, such as cucumbers and wheat were lacking 
in the gardens, but melons and pumpkins were grown.’ 
Work in the gardens was the task of women and girls, while that 
of hunting and fishing was for men. One fishtrap was located about 
one-half mile west of the village on the bank of the Missouri River, 
while another was to the east. The westernmost trap was owned 
by Coyote Necklace, while that on a point projecting into the river 
east of the village was owned by Iron Eyes. 
7These farming data on Crow-Flies-High Village are entirely from informants. It 
may be compared with an earlier and more thorough work by Glibert L. Wilson (1917, 
pp. 58, 84). Here nine corn types were reported instead of five. The beans, however, 
were listed the same as in the present study. 
