A. Hidatsa (their own name, the meaning of which is uncertain, but
appears to refer to a traditional buffalo pannch connected with the
division of the group, though supposed by some to refer to
"willows"); formerly called Minitari ("Cross the water," or,
objectionally, Gros Ventres); on Fort Berthold reservation, North
Dakota, comprising in 1796 (according to information gained by
Matthews(16)) three villages—
a. Hidatsa.
b. Amatìlia ("Earth-lodge [village]"?).
c. Amaliami ("Mountain-country [people]"?).
B. Crow or Ab-sa´-ru-ke, on the Crow reservation, Montana.