Greetings!
People and Places
Basic Vocabulary
Important Events
Culture
100
How do you say, my name is...
What is...Ni-tan-nik-ko...
100
The names of the 3 tribes that make up the Blackfoot Confederacy
What are the Kainai (Blood), the Pikani or Peigan (Amsskaapipikani and Apatohsipikani) and the Siksika (Northern Blackfoot)
100
Southern Peigan
What is Amsskaapipikani?
100
Century in which the Blackfoot first began using horses.
What is the 17th century?
100
This "speaking" stone explained how it could be used to call the buffalo toward a pis-skan.
What is the Iinisskimm or Buffalo Calling Stones?
200
How do you say...What is your name?
What is Tsa-ki-tan-nik-ko-wa
200
Means "Real People" and includes all of the indigenous peoples of North America
What is "Ni-tsi-ta-pi-ksi"
200
Buffalo Calling Stone
What is Iinisskimm?
200
Century in which the Fur Traders first invaded the territory?
What is the late 1700's?
200
The designs on Blackfoot painted tipis are merely decorative and can be copied by anyone. TRUE or FALSE?
What is False? Explain the origin of the designs in order to earn the points!
300
How do you say...How is everything?
What is... Tsa-ni-ta-pi-wa
300
Northern River border of the traditional territory
What is the Elk River or Saskatchewan River
300
Essence of all life, Creator
What is Ihtsi-pai-tapi-yopa
300
The year in which the Blackfeet encountered the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
What is 1806?
300
Another name for the Wolf Trail?
What is the Milky Way or Makoi-Yohsokoyi?
400
How do you say...Everything is good.
What is...Soo-ga-bii.
400
Southern River border of the traditional territory
What is the Yellowstone River?
400
Sun Dance
What is Ookaan?
400
Year of the Baker Massacre
What is 1870?
400
The place where Thunder (Ksiistsi-komm) lives.
What is Chief Mountain?
500
How do you say..."I'll see you later."
What is... Aa ki-ta-ki-taam-mat-tsin (noh-po-wa)
500
The reservation encompases this many acres...
What is approximately 1.5 million
500
Lodge or Tipi
What is Niitoy-yiss?
500
The disease that decimated much of the Blackfoot population starting in the 1870's
What is smallpox?
500
Through the ages the Naa-to-yi-ta-piiski, or Spirit Beings, took pity on our ancestors and came to help them by giving them physical objects that were collected and passed down through these...
What are sacred bundles?