Edward Lone Fight (born May 28, 1939) served as Chairman of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation (

Three Affiliated Tribes The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (MHA Nation), also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan: ''Miiti Naamni''; Hidatsa: ''Awadi Aguraawi''; Arikara: ''ačitaanu' táWIt''), is a Native American Nation resulting from the alliance of th ...

) from 1986 to 1990. In 1988 Lone Fight met with President

Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...

, a meeting which was the catalyst for the Just Compensation Bill, introduced based on the findings of the Joint Tribal Advisory Committee, which provided the tribes partial compensation for the flooding of reservation due to the construction of the

Garrison Dam Garrison Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Missouri River in central North Dakota, U.S. Constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1947 to 1953, at over in length, the dam is the fifth-largest earthen dam in the world. The re ...

under the Pick-Sloan Legislation. From 1994-1998 he served as the tribal program's manager for the Three Affiliated Tribes. He retired as Superintendent of Mandaree School,

Mandaree, North Dakota Mandaree (Hidatsa language, Hidatsa: Adixoodagoorahareesh) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKenzie County, North Dakota, McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 596 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Man ...

, in 2000.The North Dakota Center for Distance Education
"Contemporary Tribal Leaders, 1968-Present"
"The History and Culture of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Sahnish." Accessed June 29, 2011. Lone Fight is a fluent speaker of the

Hidatsa language Hidatsa is an endangered Siouan language that is related to the Crow language. It is spoken by the Hidatsa The Hidatsa are a Siouan people. They are enrolled in the federally recognized Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservatio ...

and a traditionalist. He graduated from

Dickinson State University Dickinson State University (DSU) is a public university in Dickinson, North Dakota. It is part of the North Dakota University System. It was founded in 1918 as Dickinson State Normal School and granted full university status in 1987. History Di ...

with a major in Biology; one of the earliest Native Americans to do so. He also holds a master's degree in Education and a master's degree in Public Administration. The son of Mabel Good Bird and Theodore Lone Fight, Edward is also a direct descendant of Waheenie Wea ( Buffalo Bird Woman),

Sheheke Sheheke, Sheheke-shote, translated as White Coyote, and also known as Coyote or Big White (1766–1812), was a Mandan chief. His names is also at times spelled Shahaka. Sheheke was at the time of the arrival of Merriweather Lewis and William C ...

, and Chief Four Bears. "Lone Fight" is a broad family name related exclusively to the

Mandan The Mandan are a Native American tribe of the Great Plains who have lived for centuries primarily in what is now North Dakota. They are enrolled in the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. About half of the Mandan still res ...

Hidatsa The Hidatsa are a Siouan people. They are enrolled in the federally recognized Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. Their language is related to that of the Crow, and they are sometimes considered a parent t ...

and

Arikara Arikara (), also known as Sahnish,
''Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation.'' (Retrieved Sep 29, 2011)

Nation of the

Fort Berthold Reservation The Fort Berthold Indian Reservation is a U.S. Indian reservation in western North Dakota that is home for the federally recognized Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes. The reservation includes lands on ...

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External links

Three Affiliated Tribes Homepage
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