Niitsitapi
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Niitsitapi refers to the Blackfoot people, an Indigenous group of the North American Great Plains with a rich cultural, linguistic, and spiritual heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Niitsitapi canonical | 2 |
| Niitsi’powahsin | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Nations
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ Native American people ⓘ Plains Indigenous people ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Blackfoot
ⓘ
surface form:
Blackfeet people
Blackfoot ⓘ
surface form:
Blackfoot people
Siksikaitsitapi ⓘ |
| colonialImpact |
forced reservation life
ⓘ
residential schools ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRegion | Plains culture area ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
cultural revitalization
ⓘ
language revitalization ⓘ |
| governedBy | tribal councils ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
beadwork
ⓘ
hide painting ⓘ quillwork ⓘ song and drumming ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Blackfoot
ⓘ
surface form:
Blackfeet Nation
Kainai Nation ⓘ Piikani Nation ⓘ Kainai Nation ⓘ
surface form:
Siksika Nation
|
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
original people
ⓘ
real people ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Blackfoot language ⓘ |
| relatedGroup | other Algonquian-speaking peoples ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
band society
ⓘ
clan system ⓘ |
| spiritualBelief |
reverence for the buffalo
ⓘ
sacred relationship with the land ⓘ |
| spiritualPractice |
Sun Dance
ⓘ
bundle ceremonies ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing |
buckskin garments
ⓘ
feather headdresses ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
bison hunting
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | tipi ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | nomadic bison hunters ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Great Plains
ⓘ
surface form:
North American Great Plains
Saskatchewan ⓘ Montana Hi-Line ⓘ
surface form:
northern Montana
southern Alberta ⓘ |
| traditionalTransport | horse culture ⓘ |
| treatyRelationship | Treaty 7 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Niitsi’powahsin