Blackfeet
Northern Plains nation
Blackfeet refers to a Native American people of the northern Great Plains, primarily in Montana and Alberta, Canada.
The name encompasses several closely related groups, including the Piegan, Blood, and Siksika.
Blackfeet also describes their Algonquian language and culture: Blackfeet reservation, Blackfeet Nation.
The singular Blackfoot is sometimes used interchangeably, though Blackfeet is the official name of the Montana tribe.
Noted poet's surname
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- tribal governanceSelf-rule by native peoples
jurisdiction · homeland · federal recognition · allotment · agency · tribal council · housing · economic development
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
- tipisConical hide tents
- buffaloLarge North American bovine
- oral traditionsCulture transmitted through speech
smudging · spirituality · elders · traditional dress · moccasins · drumming · storytelling · pemmican
Montana mountain reserve
- Rocky MountainsWestern North American cordillera
- Great FallsRapids on the Potomac
- St. MaryMarian church dedication
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
North American language family
- First NationsCanada's non-Inuit indigenous peoples
- tribal councilIndigenous community's ruling body
- chiefTop-ranking leader
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
kinship · ancestors · lineage · descendants · enrollment · elders · tribespeople
Browning
Noted poet's surname
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
tribal governance · jurisdiction · homeland · federal recognition · allotment · agency · tribal council · housing · economic development
powwow
Ceremonial tribal gathering
oral traditions · smudging · spirituality · elders · traditional dress · moccasins · drumming · storytelling · pemmican · warrior societies
Glacier National Park
Montana mountain reserve
- Rocky MountainsWestern North American cordillera
- Great FallsRapids on the Potomac
- St. MaryMarian church dedication
Algonquian
North American language family
- First NationsCanada's non-Inuit indigenous peoples
- tribal councilIndigenous community's ruling body
- chiefTop-ranking leader
clan · kinship · ancestors · lineage · descendants · enrollment · elders · tribespeople
- Native AmericansCherokee, Apache, Navajo, Sioux, Mohawk
- Rocky Mountain WestWyoming, Montana, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, cowboys
- frontier Americapioneers, settlers, homesteaders, homesteading, sodbusters
- Montana HistoryHelena, Virginia City, statehood, copper mining, mining camps
- Native TribesApache, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Comanche, Navajo
- Plains TribesSioux, Lakota, Cheyenne, Dakota, Arapaho
Blackfeetwhite settlers
European territorial migrants
U.S. Cavalry · European settlers · colonizers · homesteaders · fur traders