Blackfoot Tribe
Blackfoot
There are three geographical-linguistic groups, but when they’re looked at as a collective, they’re known as Blackfoot. The term Blackfoot is most likely coined due to the practice of coloring their moccasins with ashes. The three groups got together only during ceremonies. The Blackfoot were known as one of the most aggressive groups in North America because when they fought, it was typically raiding enemies for horses or just getting revenge. Their homes were usually made out of bison hide which was supported by poles. During the summer, they lived in big camps where they engaged in activities such as the Sun Dance. In the winter they separated into groups of of 10-20 families. There were multiple leaders, but only one …show more content…
They generally traded within the three groups, trading with whites rarely. Men were the typical hunters and weapons craftsmen, while women were the ones who moved camp and and cooked meals. Most marriages were between man and wife, but in some instances wealthier men had more than one wife. If a woman was suspected of cheating on her husband, she could be beaten or even killed. The Blackfoot used to reside in the boundaries from the North Saskatchewan River (Canada) to the Missouri River (Montana), but were forced onto reservations during the second half of the 19th century. The U.S. had an established territory for the Blackfoot explained in the Judith Treaty of 1855. As the U.S. began to expand westward, conflicts arose between them and the Blackfoot. Due to an outbreak of smallpox, the Blackfoot were conquered by 1870. The Canadians then signed a treaty in 1877 granting the Blackfoot three reserves. The Blackfoot have been studied by anthropologists since 1910. The first to study them was Clark Wissler who wrote Material Culture of the Blackfoot Indians. Lucien M. Hanks wrote Tribe under Trust: A Study of the Blackfoot Reserve of Alberta in 1950 which describes how the Blackfoot on this reserve were typically wealthy due
There are three geographical-linguistic groups, but when they’re looked at as a collective, they’re known as Blackfoot. The term Blackfoot is most likely coined due to the practice of coloring their moccasins with ashes. The three groups got together only during ceremonies. The Blackfoot were known as one of the most aggressive groups in North America because when they fought, it was typically raiding enemies for horses or just getting revenge. Their homes were usually made out of bison hide which was supported by poles. During the summer, they lived in big camps where they engaged in activities such as the Sun Dance. In the winter they separated into groups of of 10-20 families. There were multiple leaders, but only one …show more content…
They generally traded within the three groups, trading with whites rarely. Men were the typical hunters and weapons craftsmen, while women were the ones who moved camp and and cooked meals. Most marriages were between man and wife, but in some instances wealthier men had more than one wife. If a woman was suspected of cheating on her husband, she could be beaten or even killed. The Blackfoot used to reside in the boundaries from the North Saskatchewan River (Canada) to the Missouri River (Montana), but were forced onto reservations during the second half of the 19th century. The U.S. had an established territory for the Blackfoot explained in the Judith Treaty of 1855. As the U.S. began to expand westward, conflicts arose between them and the Blackfoot. Due to an outbreak of smallpox, the Blackfoot were conquered by 1870. The Canadians then signed a treaty in 1877 granting the Blackfoot three reserves. The Blackfoot have been studied by anthropologists since 1910. The first to study them was Clark Wissler who wrote Material Culture of the Blackfoot Indians. Lucien M. Hanks wrote Tribe under Trust: A Study of the Blackfoot Reserve of Alberta in 1950 which describes how the Blackfoot on this reserve were typically wealthy due