Blackfoot
Montana indigenous nation
Blackfoot refers to a confederacy of Indigenous peoples of the Northern Great Plains, comprising the Siksika, Kainai, and Piikani nations in what is now Montana and Alberta.
The name comes from the distinctive dark-colored moccasins traditionally worn.
Blackfoot also designates their Algonquian language.
As an adjective: Blackfoot territory, Blackfoot traditions.
The plural is Blackfoot or Blackfeet, with Blackfeet being the official name of the Montana reservation and its enrolled members.
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- tipiConical hide dwelling
- buffaloLarge North American bovine
- smudgingMaking blurry marks
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
regalia · moccasins · beadwork · headdress · drumming · storytelling · vision quest · sweat lodge
Advance arrangement to hold
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- MontanaNorthwestern state, fourth-largest
- AlbertaWestern Canadian province
indigenous · First Nations · tribal council · chief · warrior · ancestors · descendants · homeland
Central North American grassland
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- MontanaNorthwestern state, fourth-largest
- AlbertaWestern Canadian province
- SaskatchewanCanadian prairie province
Rocky Mountains · Glacier National Park · traditional lands · grassland · tribal lands · Missouri River · hunting grounds · ancestral territory
North American language family
- endangered languageSpeech risking complete extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- immersionState of being submerged
dialects · pronunciation · vocabulary · grammar · oral tradition · place names · bilingualism · language preservation
powwow
Ceremonial tribal gathering
ceremony · regalia · moccasins · beadwork · headdress · drumming · storytelling · vision quest · sweat lodge · sacred pipe
reservation
Advance arrangement to hold
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- MontanaNorthwestern state, fourth-largest
Alberta · indigenous · First Nations · tribal council · chief · warrior · ancestors · descendants · homeland · territory
Great Plains
Central North American grassland
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- MontanaNorthwestern state, fourth-largest
- AlbertaWestern Canadian province
Saskatchewan · Rocky Mountains · Glacier National Park · traditional lands · grassland · tribal lands · Missouri River · hunting grounds · ancestral territory
Algonquian
North American language family
- endangered languageSpeech risking complete extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
immersion · dialects · pronunciation · vocabulary · grammar · oral tradition · place names · bilingualism · language preservation · native speakers
- Native TribesApache, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Comanche, Navajo
- Alberta Indigenous LanguagesCree, Beaver
- CanadiansCeline Dion, Justin Bieber, Drake, Ryan Gosling, Jim Carrey
- Native AmericansCherokee, Apache, Navajo, Sioux, Mohawk
- TribesApache, Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Comanche
- Alberta HistoryEdmonton, Calgary, Banff, homesteaders, settlers
Blackfootcolonizers
Those who establish foreign control
European settlers · white settlers · cavalry · homesteaders · pioneers