Official Site of the Blackfeet Nation based in Browning Montana ...

Blackfeet Tales The Blackfeet, sometimes called the Blackfoot, are one of the largest Algonquian tribes and one of the most powerful on the northwest Plains region. They are called Siksikawa (pronounced sheek-sheek-ahwah ), which literally means black foot . There are two beliefs on how the name came to be; the first refers to the blackening of their moccasins by walking near prarie fires, and ...

The Blackfeet Nation Located in western Montana, the Piegans, or Pikuni branch of the Blackfeet (Blackfoot) Confederacy is the southernmost group of Blackfeet (Blackfoot) Indians. The other two branches, the Siksika and the Kainah or Blood, are residents of Canada. In Canada, the singular term Blackfoot is preferred, the Pikuni are always referred to in the plural Blackfeet . The Pikuni, which ...

Indian Nations of Montana: Blackfeet THE PEOPLE The reservation is home to the Blackfeet tribe. Of the approximately 9, 000 enrolled tribal members, there are about 7, 000 living on or near the reservation. Nearly 27 percent of enrolled members are of three-fourths or graeater Indian blood. The Blackfeet Indians are commonly thought to have aquired their name because of the characteristic black ...

Blackfeet Reservation/Browning Helena | Great Falls | Augusta/Choteau This is Blackfeet Country The Blackfeet Nation. 1.5 million acres of panoramic beauty sleeps in the shadow o the Great Rocky Mountains. It is the last encampment of a proud and mighty people who once roamed the prairies of a vast land which is called The Backbone of the World. This region is homeland for all Blackfeet ...