The Blackfeet tribe is sometimes referred to as nations since they have their separate governments which are headed by chiefs. Though a friendly tribe, the Blackfoot Indians were victims of an overzealous campaign to punish all Indians for the alleged offenses of a few warring tribes. Historically, the Blackfoot Confederacy consisted of four bands.

Nearly 27 percent of enrolled members are of three-fourths or greater Indian blood. Blackfeet Nation COVID-19 Resources Despite loosened COVID-19 restrictions by the state of Montana, the Blackfeet Nation’s COVID-19 ordinance remains in place until June 30, 2020. The tribes differed little in their speech, but were politically independent. The Blackfoot Indians are people of the Northern Plains--Montana and Alberta, Canada--where they still live to this day. In 1935 the Blackfoot Nation of Montana began their Tribal business Council and their own Constitution, under their own government. This group is here for the sharing of information, education, and notification. At this time, there are around 25,000 Blackfoot Indian bands with close to 10,00 living in America while the rest live in Canada.

A sharp increase this month in COVID-19 cases throughout Montana prompted Blackfeet tribal leaders to scuttle plans to reopen Glacier National Park’s eastern entrance. The Blackfoot Nation is not a country, but actually a confederation of several distinct tribes as said before in, ‘Their Allies and Regional Friends’. Blackfoot population varied, but was less affected by the arrival of the white man than some tribes … Not only did they never live in the southern states, they were never forced to move to Oklahoma, so they never had close contacts with the Cherokees either before or after the Trail of Tears. The Blackfeet… Blackfeet children. The Blackfoot of today is a working man.

Blackfoot children played several games like most children including a game known as a hoop game. Blackfoot or Blackfeet – “All Blackfeet are Blackfoot, but not all Blackfoot are Blackfeet. Despite the campaign against Indian tribes in the nineteenth century, the Blackfoot Indians are a strong tribe today, with a keen sense of their history and a respect for their honored traditions. # treasurestate # resilient # indiginousproud #406 Tina Gauthier shared a post . To continue on, this way of life …

The nations always come together for activities such as worship and other social celebrations. Today this Native American line is found only in the Americas, with a strong frequency peak on the eastern coast of North America,” according to the DNA testing company. 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 Montana in the US. Treaties to which the Blackfeet Indians were a part were: September 17, 1851, referred to in treaty, at Fort Laramie; 1855 October 17, 1865 October 19, at Fort Sully -- this treaty was with the Blackfeet band of Sioux Indians, not the Blackfeet Tribe.