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Oki Ni-kso-ko-wa: (Hello, greetings my relative)
BLACKFOOT (Blak-Foot) Blackfoot is an Algonquian language spoken by about 5000 people of the Blood, Peigan, and Siksika tribes in
southern Alberta and Northern Montana. The Blackfoot consist of three distinct divisions: the Siksika or Blackfoot proper, the Kainah or Bloods, and the Piegan. The entire group is known among its members as the Bloods. Originally from Saskatchewan, in the mid-18th century they drifted into the Montana area in search of buffalo. By the mid-19th century, at the peak of their power, they controlled a vast territory. The Blackfoot were expert horseback riders, noted buffalo hunters, and fierce warriors. They were feared by other Native American groups and were frequently at war with their neighbors, the Cree, Sioux, Crow, and other tribes. In times of war the three divisions united to defend their lands The winter of 1883 saw the starvation death of more than 800 Blackfoot because there were already no more buffalo. Those who survived gave up their lands and submitted to removal to reservations in Canada and Montana in exchange for government subsidies of cattle, money and supplies. The white man's police have protected us only as well as the feathers of a bird protect it from the frosts of winter. Crowfoot - Blackfoot Chief
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