Native American Indian Project - Caroline Yaeger and Aidan Ormsbee by Caroline Yaeger

Native American Indian Project - Caroline Yaeger and Aidan Ormsbee by Caroline Yaeger https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma The Blackfeet tribe of the Great Plains. By Caroline Yaeger and Aidan Ormsbee en-us 2016-09-13 11:44:26 UTC 2025-12-13 15:36:03 UTC hello@padlet.com The Native Tribe of Blackfeet Tribe of the Great Plains  cyaeger1 https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/123397737 2016-09-13 11:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/123397737 The Culture of The Blackfeet cyaeger1 https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/123398165 Sometimes known as the Siksika, the Blackfoot tribe lived in what we call, The Great plains. They were hunter-gathers but their main source was buffalo. During the winter they'd split into groups and stayed in lodges. The lodges could hold 100-200 members. Tribe leaders were wealthy and successful. For religious ceremonies, men wore bright face paints and often wore war paint while fighting. All cloths were made of animal skin and usually tanned buffalo. Women wore ankle length dresses while men wore leggings. Food mostly consisted of buffalo meat, however, fish, other game, roots, berries, herbs, and fruit was also eaten. Most of the time meat was roasted but occasionally, boiled. ]]> 2016-09-13 11:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/123398165 The Climate of the Blackfeet aormsbee0530 https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/123716556 Because the tribe was located in the Northern Hemisphere, it most likely became very warm over the summers. The yearly temperatures ranged from around 10 degrees in the winter to around 90 degrees in the summers.
During the summers, they moved up North where the cooler weathers were, and in the winters, they moved South.]]> 2016-09-14 11:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/123716556 Language of the Blackfeet aormsbee0530 https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/123717808 Siksika is an Algonquian language, spoken by 8000 people in Southern Alberta and Northern Montana. Siksika, also known as Blackfoot is a polysynthetic language, with complex verb morphology and free word order. ]]> 2016-09-14 11:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/123717808 Livelihood aormsbee0530 https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/123719317 The Blackfeet mostly lived as a nomadic people. They hunted off of buffalo, and followed the herds. Before the white settlers, the Blackfeet thrived off of buffalo and the land, as well as trading buffalo hides with other Tribes. When white settlers came, they killed off most of the buffalo, and the numbers of the Blackfeet Indians decreased due to starvation and slaughter from the Americans, however, they still have reservations today. ]]> 2016-09-14 11:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/123719317 Map of Blackfeet Nation cyaeger1 https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/123719878 2016-09-14 11:47:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/123719878 Population of the Blackfeet aormsbee0530 https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/123720393 The Blackfeet was one of the ten largest tribes in the nation. They consisted of around 9000 Native Americans. However, by 1780, there was as many as 15,000 Blackfeet members. The white settlers brought disease, and from the disease sprung an epidemic. The smallpox epidemic killed at least 6000 Blackfeet, not to mention all of the Blackfeet killed by the settlers. ]]> 2016-09-14 11:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/123720393 Economic Structure aormsbee0530 https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/123722356 Because of their popularity, the Blackfoot were typically the classic example of The Great Plains. They were nomadic hunter-gatherers and they lived in tipis. The bison was the main point of the economy, and focus of their entire culture. However, they also hunted large animals and grew vegetables. Their economy today is based on ranching, farming, wage labor, welfare, and leased land income; there is potential for oil and gas production. Their biggest problem is poverty, just like our society, the higher people are better off than the lower. In the 1960s, their economic structure was described as "neo-colonial". ]]> 2016-09-14 12:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/123722356 cyaeger1 https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/123918263 2016-09-14 20:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/123918263 Religious Beliefs cyaeger1 https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/123925547 The Blackfeet religion was Animism. They believe that all "natural objects" (rivers, rocks, plants, animals, etc.) had spirits. They believed in a Great Spirit called Manitou. They use pictographs and petroglyphs as writing and would carve them into rocks. They believed the spirits would talk back to them through the writing on the rocks.]]> 2016-09-14 21:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/123925547 Connection with Geography aormsbee0530 https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/124536657 Evidence shows that the Blackfeet migrated from the east around the year 1200 AD. They lived in forests in northeastern U.S. in search of more land. For a short amount of time, they settled in an area near the Great Lakes, but moved because of competition with other tribes. They held most of the territory out of any group in the Great Plains. They often lived around fertile lands near rivers and streams, and in villages where they could raise crops. Other times, they lived in portable teepees and hunted buffalo.

]]> 2016-09-17 22:24:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/124536657 Political and Social Connections aormsbee0530 https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/124536920 'The Blackfoot nation consisted of three tribes: the Blackfoot, the Blood, and the Piegan. The Blackfoot nation was led by chiefs, chosen from each clan. They valued harmony, so their government worked by consensus, meaning each chief had to agree before a decision was made. Boys within the nation were invited into certain societies after proving themselves through passages and rituals. These included vision quests, and leaving the clan into the wild for four days. The different societies included but are not limited to the warrior society, the religious society, and the women's society. Warrior society prepared for battle by cleansing and painting symbolically. Religious Society protected sacred items and conducted ceremonies. The Women's Society cared for and taught the children. As we mentioned before, there was a sense of class ranks among them, like every other Indian group. The lower people were often poor and in poverty, while the higher were richer and had easy lives.

]]> 2016-09-17 22:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/124536920 Longevity of Blackfoot Tribe cyaeger1 https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/124596783 The blackfoot tribe has lasted from the crossing of the land bridge to today where there are Blackfoot Indian Reservations in Montana and Canada. The Blackfoot Indian tribe may be more modern today but they still carry the same culture, beliefs, and traditions. ]]> 2016-09-18 22:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/124596783 Contact with Europeans cyaeger1 https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/124597133 When the Europeans arrived in the 18th century, they changed the way of life for the Blackfeet. The Europeans brought over with them, horses, which made hunting easier. They also, however, brought over diseases which killed many of the Blackfoot population. It was very devastating to the survivors. ]]> 2016-09-18 23:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/124597133 Gender Roles cyaeger1 https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/124597556 Women -
Women of the Blackfoot Tribe were in charge of the house. That included, cooking, cleaning, and building the house when on the move. They would tan hides and butcher and prepare meat. Some say many of the Blackfoot women were healers.

Men -
Men were hunters and warriors. They were in charge of hunting down food and defending their families. Most of the time, chiefs were men. Both genders were storytellers, did artwork and music, and was involved in medicine. ]]> 2016-09-18 23:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/124597556 Political Structure cyaeger1 https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/124598199 Most of the Tribes were democratic societies, however, when the europeans arrived, the most logical way was to converge and create a Monarchy. They merged to create the Blackfoot Confederacy. The Blackfoot Confederacy is made up of four groups; community, Kainah, Pikuni and South Piegan. The chief was the highest leading position. Their community was based around bison hunting. ]]> 2016-09-18 23:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/124598199 Bibilography cyaeger1 https://padlet.com/cyaeger1/q2h9ph33u7ma/wish/124598775 http://www.native-languages.org/blackfoot.htm - Language

http://native-american-indian-facts.com/Great-Plains-American-Indian-Facts/Blackfoot-Indian-Facts.shtml - Longevity of tribe and contact with europeans

http://blackfootblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/gender-roles-in-blackfoot-tribe.html - Gender roles

http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/1897 - Political structure

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