The Blackfoot Confederacy, also known as the Blackfoot Nation or Siksikaitsitapi, is a First Nations group here in Canada. The Confederacy’s traditional territory spans parts of southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, as well as northern Montana.
Why is it important to learn about Blackfoot culture?
Here in Calgary, we live on Treaty 7 land which is traditionally and ancestrally Blackfoot territory. It is important to acknowledge the Treaty 7 nations: the Piikani, Siksika, Kainai, Nakoda and Tsuut’ina First Nations.