Atsina

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The Atsina, also known as the Gros Ventre of the Prairie, are a Native American people of the Northern Plains historically associated with the Algonquian-speaking cultural and linguistic group.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Algonquian-speaking people
Indigenous people of the Great Plains
Native American people
alternateName Gros Ventre NERFINISHED
Gros Ventre of the Prairie NERFINISHED
causeOfPopulationDecline epidemic diseases
loss of bison herds
warfare
ceremony Sun Dance NERFINISHED
continent North America
country Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalArea Plains Indians NERFINISHED
culturalRevitalizationEffort language revitalization programs
traditional arts and crafts preservation
currentPopulationLocation Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, Montana NERFINISHED
ethnographicCategory Plains Algonquian people NERFINISHED
ethnologueCode ats
federallyRecognizedTribeName Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana NERFINISHED
federallyRecognizedTribeWith Assiniboine NERFINISHED
governingBody Fort Belknap Indian Community Council NERFINISHED
historicalAlly Assiniboine NERFINISHED
Blackfoot Confederacy NERFINISHED
historicalEnemy Crow NERFINISHED
Lakota NERFINISHED
historicalLinguisticGroup Algonquian-speaking cultural group
historicalPeriodOfHorseCulture 18th century
language Atsina language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Algonquian languages
languageStatus severely endangered
nativeName Aaniiih NERFINISHED
A’aninin NERFINISHED
notableEconomicActivityOnReservation agriculture GENERATED
ranching GENERATED
populationTrend declined after European contact
primaryReservation Fort Belknap Indian Reservation NERFINISHED
region Northern Plains NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Assiniboine NERFINISHED
Blackfoot NERFINISHED
Cree NERFINISHED
religion traditional Plains spiritual practices
traditionalHousing tipi
traditionalSubsistence bison hunting
horse culture
traditionalTerritory Alberta NERFINISHED
Montana NERFINISHED
Saskatchewan NERFINISHED
treatySignatoryWith United States government NERFINISHED
UNESCOLanguageStatus severely endangered

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