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The Blackfoot Confederacy, Niitsitapi, or Siksikaitsitapi [1] (ᖹᐟᒧᐧᒣᑯ, meaning "the people" or "Blackfoot-speaking real people" [a]), is a historic collective name for linguistically related groups that make up the Blackfoot or Blackfeet people: the Siksika ("Blackfoot"), the Kainai or Blood ("Many Chiefs"), and two sections of the Peigan or Piikani ("Splotchy Robe") – the ...
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Entering the reservation on U.S. Route 2. The Blackfeet Nation (Blackfoot: Aamsskáápipikani, Pikuni), officially named the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana, [4] is a federally recognized tribe of Siksikaitsitapi people with an Indian reservation in Montana.
Blackfoot Confederacy leaders signed three peace treaties in 1855, 1865, and 1868, all of which decreased the size of the territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy. [7] Mountain Chief's father and Chief Lame Bull signed a treaty in 1855 between the United States and the Blackfoot Tribe with President Franklin Pierce . [ 1 ]
Earl Old Person (Blackfeet names Stu Sapoo, "Cold Wind", and Ahka Pa Ka Pee, "Charging Home"; [1] April 13, 1929 – October 13, 2021) was an American Indian political leader and the honorary lifetime chief of the Blackfeet Nation (Amskapi’Piikáni) in Montana, United States.
These individuals are American citizens who are of Blackfoot ancestry but are not enrolled in a tribe or First Nation. For people who claim to be of Blackfoot descent without proof, see Category:American people who self-identify as being of Blackfoot descent.
This category page lists notable people who claim to have Blackfoot ancestry but who have no proof of this heritage. In some cases they make the claim despite having been proven to have no Blackfoot heritage at all. For people with proven Blackfoot ancestry, see Category:People of Blackfoot descent.
About Wikipedia; Contact us; Contribute Help; Learn to edit; Community portal; Recent changes; ... This is a category of people who claim or have Blackfoot descent.