White Shield, ND

White Shield is a census-designated place lying within the boundaries of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation. The 2020 census counted 363 residents. White Shield is located on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. White Shield was founded in 1954 to replace Elbowoods, which was inundated by the creation of Lake Sakakawea. As of 2014, White Shield's Arikara language speakers are active in language revitalization. The Arikara language is taught at Fort Berthold Community College, White Shield School, and at the Arikara Cultural Center. The through line in White Shield is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. White Shield makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. White Shield is in western McLean County, 6 miles north of Lake Sakakawea, 20 miles west of Garrison, and 25 miles southeast of Parshall.