Pros And Cons Of Being Blackfoot

An mother and her twelve year old son have been stuck between the border for three days because neither countries’ border guard let them through. They were trapped between the Canadian and American border at the village of Coutts, Alberta since July 16 until July 19, 8:00 A.M. in the morning.

The border guards wouldn’t let them cross either borders because they identify their citizenship to be Blackfoot. The mother and son in the name of Peta Lewis and Apisi Davis were both natives and they recognized themselves to be neither Canadian nor American but Blackfoot.

“She told me she was heading for Salt Lake city to visit her daughter. Then I asked for her citizenship. She said Blackfoot. I didn’t quite understanding what she meant the first
I talked to her about how important it is that we need keep track of the visitors we get from various countries and the consequences if she didn’t declare her citizenship but thanked me and left. Although the boy did told they were Canadians but he was a minor so it didn’t count,” stated Stella Pratt, a American border guard.

“I met them a few days ago and they said they were Blackfoot. I understand why she said Blackfoot, I’d be proud of being Blackfoot if I were Blackfoot. But they have to be American or Canadian for me to let them through,” said Carol Nel, a Canadian border guard.

Peta Lewis and Apisi Davis went to Coutts hoping to cross the American border to Salt Lake city to visit Laetitia Davis. Peta Lewis refused to identify herself to be American or Canadian at the American border. Peta Lewis and Apisi Davis were stopped and forced to go back to the Canadian border, but since Peta Lewis called her citizenship to be Blackfoot Peta Lewis and Apisi Davis were not allow through the Canadian border either. So they ended up staying at Coutts, between the Canadian and American border for three days because no border guard would let them in Canada or