FNMI stands for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit. The Blackfoot Confederacy, also known as the Blackfoot Nation or Siksikaitsitapi, is a First Nations group located in Canada whose traditional territory spans parts of southern Alberta and Saskatchewan as well as northern Montana. It is important to learn about Blackfoot culture as Calgary resides on Treaty 7 land which is traditionally Blackfoot territory, and to acknowledge the Treaty 7 nations of Piikani, Siksika, Kainai, Nakoda and Tsuut’ina First Nations.
FNMI stands for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit. The Blackfoot Confederacy, also known as the Blackfoot Nation or Siksikaitsitapi, is a First Nations group located in Canada whose traditional territory spans parts of southern Alberta and Saskatchewan as well as northern Montana. It is important to learn about Blackfoot culture as Calgary resides on Treaty 7 land which is traditionally Blackfoot territory, and to acknowledge the Treaty 7 nations of Piikani, Siksika, Kainai, Nakoda and Tsuut’ina First Nations.
FNMI stands for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit. The Blackfoot Confederacy, also known as the Blackfoot Nation or Siksikaitsitapi, is a First Nations group located in Canada whose traditional territory spans parts of southern Alberta and Saskatchewan as well as northern Montana. It is important to learn about Blackfoot culture as Calgary resides on Treaty 7 land which is traditionally Blackfoot territory, and to acknowledge the Treaty 7 nations of Piikani, Siksika, Kainai, Nakoda and Tsuut’ina First Nations.
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.