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@equalisource.bsky.socialThe name #Blackfoot reportedly derived from the black-dyed moccasins worn by some tribal members at the time of early contact with non-#Indians
@equalisource.bsky.socialThe Methodist Church arrived shortly after the Jesuits did, and they made their own inroads into #Blackfoot spiritual life
@kinkucationwild.bsky.socialHappy indigenous peoples day, love you all.
@equalisource.bsky.socialThe most powerful medicine bundle among the #Blackfoot was the beaver medicine bundle. this bundle was used by the Beaver Men to charm the buffalo, and to assist in the planting of the sacred tobacco used in the medicine pipe ritual performed after the first thunder was heard
@equalisource.bsky.socialThe Northern #Blackfoot live farthest north, the Blood and North Piegan in the middle just north of the #Canadian border, and the South Piegan furthest south along the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains in northern Montana
@equalisource.bsky.socialThe pervasive use of the buffalo in #Blackfoot culture provides the basis for Alfred Vaughan's claim, recorded by John C. Ewers, that the buffalo was the #Blackfoot's "Staff of Life."
@equalisource.bsky.socialThe possessions of the deceased #Blackfoot were distributed according to a verbal will. When no verbal will existed, custom called for the band members to take whatever possessions they could gather before others claimed them
@anarchymunroe.bsky.social@anarchymunroe.bsky.social@equalisource.bsky.socialThe Suyitapis are the power source for medicine bundles, painted lodge covers, and other sacred items. A traditional disdain for fishing persists for many #Blackfoot, despite the rich on-reservation fisheries.
@equalisource.bsky.socialThe Sun Dance was a sacred celebration of the sun that was initiated by a "virtuous" woman in one of the #Blackfoot bands.
@equalisource.bsky.socialThe traditional shelter of the #Blackfoot was a tipi that normally housed one family of about eight individuals.
@equalisource.bsky.socialThe traditional values represented in the #Blackfoot's concern for the land are also evident in the tribe's ongoing concern over the preservation of their culture
@equalisource.bsky.socialthe typical #Blackfoot household was composed of two men, three women, and three children
@frontiercentre.bsky.socialElaine Ayoungman Clifton was a student for 10 years in Old Sun, the Anglican Indian Residential School on the Siksika (Blackfoot) First Nation, 100 km east of Calgary. She remembers her school experience fondly, as did her mother and grandmother. #OldSun #residentialschools #Siksika #Blackfoot
@equalisource.bsky.socialThe worth of #Blackfoot women was largely judged by the number and quality of hides they produced. Women were also responsible for butchering, curing, and preparing meat.
@americanourstory.bsky.socialEach band of #Blackfoot was headed by both a war leader and a civil leader, the former chosen because of his reputation as a warrior, and the later chosen because of his eloquent oratory.
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@equalisource.bsky.socialBefore a wedding took place in the #Blackfoot tribe, the man had to convince the bride’s family and friends that he was worthy, powerful warrior, competent hunter and an economically stable husband