The Blackfoot Nation is actually a confederation of several distinct tribes, including the South Piegan (or Pikuni), the Blood (or Kainai), the North Piegan, and the North Blackfoot (or Siksika). They traditionally called each other Nizitapi, or...

Chief Aatsista-Mahkan Mehkskeme-Sukahs, Blackfoot chief (left) (Karl Bodmer) The Blackfoot Confederacy or Niitsítapi (meaning "original people"; c.f. Ojibwe: Anishinaabeg and Quinnipiac: Eansketambawg) is the collective name of three First Nations in...

Although the Blackfoot were considered to be one of the most warlike nations on the continent, much of their time was spent at peace with one or more of their enemies. They were surrounded on all sides by those who coveted their horses,...

This article explores the idea of Aboriginal nationalism as a nationalism unto itself. In so doing, this article presents a preliminary study of Blackfoot nationalism as both an historical reality and a contemporary phenomenon from the perspective of an outsider and in a manner...

Jail inmates are spending hours knitting caps, blankets and booties for children around the world. "We might all be criminals," said David Evans, 25, of Blackfoot, Idaho, "but some of us have big hearts." The pastime at the Cache County...

Potato farmers in southeastern Idaho got a look at a possible weapon to fight weeds, insects and erosion: oriental mustard-seed plants. That plant and others were on display Tuesday at the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, where farmers are getting advice...