Tribal members primarily belong to the Piegan Blackfeet (Ampskapi Piikani) band of the larger Blackfoot Confederacy that spans Canada and the United States. The Blackfeet Indian Reservation is located …

Nov 25, 2025 · Blackfoot, Indigenous North American tribe composed of three closely related bands, the Piegan (officially spelled Peigan in Canada), or Piikuni; the Blood, or Kainah (also spelled Kainai or …

The Blackfeet Indian Reservation is home to the 17,321-member Blackfeet Nation, one of the 10 largest tribes in the United States. Established by treaty in 1855, the reservation is located in northwest …

Nearly 27 percent of enrolled members are of three-fourths or greater Indian blood. The Blackfeet Indians are commonly thought to have acquired their name because of the characteristic black color …

The Blackfoot, who are also called Blackfeet, Indians were originally a nomadic American Indian tribe that migrated from the Great Lakes region to the Northwestern United States. They lived in the …

Jul 29, 2025 · At the height of their power, they occupied land stretching from the Saskatchewan River in Canada to the Missouri River and from the Rocky Mountains to roughly 300 miles (480 km) east. The …

Scientific DNA studies released in 2023 established the Blackfeet DNA to be 18,000 years old with origin stories linking them to the landscape now called the Blackfeet Reservation. The Blackfeet are the …

Jul 18, 2025 · Blackfoot Confederacy united four distinct but interrelated groups: Siksika (Blackfoot), Kainai (Blood), North Piikani, and South Piikani. These groups maintained independence but …

One of the largest Native American groups of the Northern Plains, the Blackfoot Confederacy, consists of the Siksikas (Blackfoot proper), Kainahs (Bloods), Northern (Canadian) Piegans, and Southern …

Apr 25, 2017 · Blackfeet Tribe History - The Blackfeet Indian Tribe, also known as the Niitsitapi, had a territory stretching from North Saskatchewan River along the present Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to …