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Author: Betty Bastien Publisher: University of Calgary Press ISBN: 1552381099 Category : Knowledge, Theory of Languages : en Pages : 257
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Blackfoot Ways of Knowing is a journey into the heart and soul of Blackfoot culture. In sharing her personal story of "coming home" to reclaim her identity within that culture, Betty Bastien offers us a gateway into traditional Blackfoot ways of understanding and experiencing the world.
Author: Charles River Charles River Editors Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781508987703 Category : Languages : en Pages : 44
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*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the Blackfeet written by contemporaries *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents From the "Trail of Tears" to Wounded Knee and Little Bighorn, the narrative of American history is incomplete without the inclusion of the Native Americans that lived on the continent before European settlers arrived in the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the first contact between natives and settlers, tribes like the Sioux, Cherokee, and Navajo have both fascinated and perplexed outsiders with their history, language, and culture. In Charles River Editors' Native American Tribes series, readers can get caught up to speed on the history and culture of North America's most famous native tribes in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. They call themselves "Niitsitapi" ("Original People"), but in the United States, they are known as the Blackfeet. In Canada, they are known by their more particular band names, one of which is Blackfoot, but regardless of the name, they are a tribe of Native American peoples ("First Nations" in Canada) who, until the modern time period, lived in small, decentralized bands and hunted the bison on the northern Great Plains. Stories vary, but the name "Blackfeet" or "Blackfoot," applied to them by others, may have come originally from their practice of dying their moccasin soles black. That said, their use of an Algonquian language group may indicate that they were relatively recent newcomers to the region from somewhere in the Northeast. The territory of the Blackfeet, at its greatest extent, encompassed a vast area from the eastern Rocky Mountains of Alberta and Montana and extending several hundred miles out onto the Great Plains, around the upper reaches of the Saskatchewan River and its tributaries in Alberta and the upper reaches of the Missouri River and its tributaries in Montana. The area of the land most sacred to the Blackfeet is the Sweet Grass Hills, which are located just south of the Canadian border in the central part of Montana. These are a group of buttes forested with balsam firs rising several thousand feet above the surrounding plains and which can be seen for a considerable distance. This was also Napi's favorite resting place in the mythology of the Blackfeet. Young Blackfeet went up into the Hills on their vision quests and, as their predecessors had done for several thousands of years, left inscriptions and petroglyphs on the surface of the tall sandstone cliffs. Many of the stories told by the Blackfeet take place there. Native American Tribes: The History and Culture of the Blackfeet and Blackfoot Confederacy comprehensively covers the history and legacy of one of the Great Plains' most famous Native American groups. Along with pictures and a bibliography, you will learn about the Blackfeet like never before, in no time at all.
Author: Ryan Hall Publisher: UNC Press Books ISBN: 1469655160 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 273
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For the better part of two centuries, between 1720 and 1877, the Blackfoot (Niitsitapi) people controlled a vast region of what is now the U.S. and Canadian Great Plains. As one of the most expansive and powerful Indigenous groups on the continent, they dominated the northern imperial borderlands of North America. The Blackfoot maintained their control even as their homeland became the site of intense competition between white fur traders, frequent warfare between Indigenous nations, and profound ecological transformation. In an era of violent and wrenching change, Blackfoot people relied on their mastery of their homelands' unique geography to maintain their way of life. With extensive archival research from both the United States and Canada, Ryan Hall shows for the first time how the Blackfoot used their borderlands position to create one of North America's most vibrant and lasting Indigenous homelands. This book sheds light on a phase of Native and settler relations that is often elided in conventional interpretations of Western history, and demonstrates how the Blackfoot exercised significant power, resiliency, and persistence in the face of colonial change.
Author: Clark Wissler Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 95
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians" by Clark Wissler. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author: Harold E. Gray Publisher: ISBN: Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 86
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NI-KSO-KO-WA, means "My Relatives", is a ceremonial way of greeting all creation. It is spoken upon entering the Sweat Lodge where people go to purify their bodies & pray for all that exists in the Universe. This book connects modern day Indians with their ancient past. It explains what it means to be "Indian" in America today through teachings handed down to the author & by means of personal experiences as a member of the Blackfoot Nation. Questions such as, What do the designs & symbols on the painted lodge mean? Why do Indians paint their faces? What does the sacred pipe mean to present-day users? What is the importance of Indian names? Which is correct, Blackfoot or Blackfeet? The language & style are easily accessible to all age groups & reading levels. Yet, it is a book that will find its place in universities & colleges that offer Native American studies. Historians will enjoy its authenticity, as will social studies teachers of younger children. Parents of Indian children who wish to educate their children in the traditional way of Indian culture will find the book of utmost value. It is excellent reading material for anyone interested in another culture.
Author: Adolf Hungry Wolf Publisher: Book Publishing Company (TN) ISBN: 9780913990803 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 0
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The main purpose of this book is to encourage craftworkers among the divisions of Blackfoot Nation to learn the traditional styles of their own people's culture.
Author: Kenneth Hayes Lokensgard Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN: 9780754668268 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 216
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This book explores the exchange of Blackfoot 'medicine bundles' within contemporary Blackfoot culture and between the Blackfoot Peoples and Euro-Americans. Representing a valuable study of contemporary Blackfoot religion as well as the repatriation movement, Lokensgard also contributes to the studies of material culture and exchange. Central to his investigation is the critical examination and reapplication of the interpretative terms 'gift' and 'commodity,' helping scholars appreciate how different peoples perceive the worlds they inhabit.
Author: Mary A. Stout
Author: Mary A. Stout
Author: Betty Bastien
Author: Charles River Charles River Editors
Author: Ryan Hall
Author: James Willard Schultz
Author: Clark Wissler
Author: Harold E. Gray
Author: The Glenbow Museum
Author: Adolf Hungry Wolf
Author: Kenneth Hayes Lokensgard