Blackfoot
The modern Blackfoot people consist of four distinct Blackfoot Nations, these three are found in Canada.
What are the Blood Tribe, Piikani Nation and Siksika Nation?
This Lands Officer is attending law school at the University of Calgary in September.
Who is Chiara Lasquety?
The word "Nikamew" means to make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune.
What is singing?
The Dene people are also known as these people.
What are the Athabascan people?
The Alberta Stoney Nakota First Nation is comprised of these three bands.
What are the Bearspaw, Chiniki and Wesley?
The English word "Blackfoot" is a direct literal translation of the name of this Southern Alberta First Nation.
What is Siksika?
This LED employee's last name rhymes with, "label."
Who is Rudy Lebel?
Cree people from prairie regions, especially in Southern Manitoba and Alberta, are often known as the "Plains Cree." However, this specific tribe lives in the forested land further North.
Who are the Woodland Cree?
This phrase is the English translation of the word, "Dene."
What is, "the people?"
Stoney Nakota is spoken on the reserves of these three First Nations in Alberta.
Who are the Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation, Paul First Nation, and Stoney Nakoda First Nation?
This word is used as a greeting in the Blackfoot language.
What is, "Oki?"
This new LED employee started during the first day of the Business Continuity Plan.
Who is Joel Gervais?
The Plains Cree is known as this dialect.
What is the "y" dialect?
This is the name of the central and northwestern region of Canada the Dene people have historically inhabited. Also known as, "land of the people."
What is, "Denendeh?"
This is the correct pronunciation for, "thank you" in Stoney Nakota.
What is, "ish nish?"
At the height of the Blackfoot Confederacy's power, their territory stretched from the Yellowstone River in the State of Montana to this river in the North.
What is the North Saskatchewan River?
This LED unit is the most competitive.
What is Environment?
The Cree word for woman.
What is "Iskwew?"
This is how you say, "thank you," in Dene.
What is, "Masi cho?"
This Alberta First Nation part of the Stoney Nakota ethno-linguistic group was signatory to Treaty 6, but today ceases to exist as an independent nation.
What is the Sharphead Band?
This famous Blackfoot Chief was responsible for signing Treaty 7.
Who is Crowfoot?
This person is the LED Assistant Deputy Minister.
Who is Kelly Blanchette?
This headman signed Treaty 8.
Who is Moostos?
Who are the six Dene-speaking Alberta First Nations?
Who are the Beaver First Nation, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Tsuu'tina Nation, Cold Lake First Nation, Dene Tha' First Nation, and Chipewyan Praire First Nation?
This Chief signed Treaty 7 for the Stoney Nakoda Nation
(Hint: Three different answers that are all correct)
Who is Chief Bear’s Paw (Mas-Gwa-Ah-Sid), Chief John (Che-Ne-Ka), or Chief Jacob (Ki-Chi-Pwot)?