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Blackfoot Confederacy The Blackfoot Confederacy controlled a vast portion of the Pacific Northwest extending to the Rockies. With horses and guns they hunted the vast herds of buffalo. blackfoot indians • crow • sioux • saskatchewan • shoshones
BLACKFOOT SNOW TIPI: Part 1 A Blackfeet child asks Old Grandfather why there are storms and blizzards in winter. Old Grandfather tells the story of the Snow Tipi and how the Blackfeet got it. blackfeet • blackfoot • indian • native american • snow
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Vimy Vimy will receive its world premiere at Edmonton's Citadel Theatre this October and closes fittingly Nov 11. Lest we forget. vern thiessen • vimy ridge • citadel theatre • canadian playwrights • world premiere
The Buffalo Stone One time long, long ago, before we had horses, the buffalo suddenly disappeared. And then, an old woman, a second wife, found a way to bring the buffalo back to the Blackfoot. blackfoot • plains indians • buffalo • buffalo stone • indian legend
Celebrating Native Americans November is Native American month, in the US. Since I’m part BlackFoot, I thought I’d give you some of the wonderful ideas of my people. native americans • blackfoot • blackfeet • native american month
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Raiders of Mountains and Plains The Blackfoot Indians practiced the Sun Dance and had Vision Quests. Their enemies were the Crows, Sioux Shoshones, Flatheads, and the Kootenais, as well as the whites. blackfoot indians • bozeman • lewis and clark • sun dance • vision quest
The Horse and Native Mythology According to Blackfoot mythology, the horse was a prize brought to man by the cultural hero Long Arrow. horse • blackfoot mythology and • long arrow • pono-kamita • elk dogs
The Railway and the Treaty: Boyhood, History, and Racism Ted Stenhouse's first two books "Across the Steel River" and "A Dirty Deed" depict the unlikely friendship between Will, a white boy, and Arthur, a Blackfoot Indian, in 1940s Alberta. Together they discover some of the secrets of small-town Grayson and its citizens. blackfeet • blackfoot • indian • canadian • first nations
VICTORIA CALLIHOO There aren't many first hand accounts of the early life of Native Canadian women. Victoria Callihou was born on November 16, 1861. She loved life and bridged a century of incredible change. She died in April 1966 and left behind a first hand account of her life as a Cree Indian on Canada's plains. Victoria was a woman of grit and a true Canadian pioneer. victoria callihoo • cree • french • iroquois • red river cart
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James Gladstone, Canada's First Indian Senator A farmer and lobbyist for rights, James Gladstone of Alberta's Kainai Reserve arrived in the Senate of Canada with one big problem - First Nations people could not vote. senator james gladstone • james gladstone first aboriginal senator • first native senator in canada • gladstone appointed to senate in 1958 • senator gladstone could not vote
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The Writing of Kirby Jonas As a member of the Western Writers of America, I was privileged to be a member of a group that included Louis Lamour, Zane Grey, Cotton Smith, Johnny Boggs, Don Coldsmith, and so many accomplished authors. One of the treasures of the group is Kirby Jonas, a long-time writer, musician, and artist. the writing of kirby jonas as a member of the • i was privileged to be a member of a group that in • zane grey • cotton smith • johnny boggs
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Carlisle Indian School In Cumberland County, Pennsylvania is a school that changed the lives of many American Indians. Instead of learning the Indian culture the U.S. stripped the culture. tribes • treaties • geronimo • pratt • carlisle
Colony Collapse Disorder This is a worldwide problem, particularly bad in America, where honeybee colonies are dying off at an alarming rate. colony collapse disorder • vanishing bee syndrome • pesticides • agriculture • pollinators
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Edgar Dewdney In 1879 Edgar Dewdney sets up provisions to control activities of the Crees which end in violence. indian treaties • edgar dewdney • david laird • chief big bear • chief piapot
Fur Trading Business Changing In the fur trade, the Rocky Mountain Fur Company is in competition with the American Fur Company, Hudson's Bay, and smaller new companies. fur trading business • blackfeet indians • 1832 mountain man rendezvous • pierre’s hole in present-day idaho • rocky mountain fur company
JIM BECKWOURTH: An African American Becomes Chief of the Crow Indians Jim Beckwourth, a young mulatto from Virginia, arrives in St. Louis and goes west as a fur trapper and mountain man. Due to a tall tail told by another man Beckwourth becomes a member of the Crow Indian nation. beckwourth • jim • mulatto • mountain • man
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