Blackfoot Essays

Mandan Indians Imagine gliding across the plains, harvesting in the refreshing, velvety dirt, hunting buffalo, and storytelling around the fire in the darkness of the night. What could be better than that? This is how the Mandan tribe survived during the early 1800s in North Dakota. They had distinct roles for men and women. Mandan men were hunters and sometimes went to war to protect their families. Only men became Mandan chiefs. Mandan women were farmers and did most of the child care and cooking

BlackFoot Indian is the beginning of my genealogy from my Grandparents Elazora and John McMillian. John “Achack Hassun” McMillian is the root of the whole McMillian family. He was raised in Montana where the BlackFoot Native tribe originated from. His parents were the tribe’s leader and they was also soldiers too. Kitchi is the father of John teaching him how to be a man. His father name stood for “bravery” and stories told to me he was a very righteous outstanding man. Oota dabun was the name of

The target audience of this campaign are individuals who are from the Blackfoot reserve, and are between the ages of 30 to 65 of either sex. The goal of this campaign is to educate the adults of the tribe about the negative aspects of the dam. The purpose of targeting individuals 30 to 65 instead of the younger generation is due to the fact that this group is more concerned with the implications the dam will have, whether environmentally and/or financially. In addition, this age group is more intune

This essay is about the ancient Blackfoot Indians. This is the way the Blackfoot Indians met their food need. The men hunted buffalo, and small game like ground squirrels, nuts, berries, and steamed camas roots. The ancestors of the Blackfoot Indians was living in buffalo-hide tepees. Since the Blackfeet moved frequently to follow the buffalo herd so the tepees had to be specially designed to set up and break down quickly. The women Blackfoot Indians wore long deerskin dresses. The men wore buckskin

within the school have changed over 30 years from when my mother, Denise Friedel, and I attended school. Although she went to a different school than I am currently attending, I believe that the differences would be about the same. Going through Blackfoot High School, I see many changes that have been made from when my mother described her years in high school. Classes are one of those changes. While most of the required classes, Math, English, Science, and Physical Education, are the same, some aren’t

His desire to return to university and educate himself to get a better job suggest his attempt of finding himself. However, before he takes that step, he remains in a conflicted position of being a Blackfoot and not a Blackfoot at the same time. He may look like one, but he does not feel like a Blackfoot. Lionel points out to the reader how he “[feels] completely out of place” due to his appearance while at the Sun Dance (365). Echoing his aunt’s observance of Eli attempting to be a white man in the

The Blackfoot tribe The blackfoot tribe was located Alberta, Canada and northern Montana. About 8,000 Indians lives in the U.S and Canada. Because they lived there, they were called “Niitsitapi” meaning “Original people.”They were the indian tribe that migrated from the Great Lakes region. The Blackfoot official language is Algonquian. This language is also spoken by many other Indian tribes in the U.S.The Blackfoot Indians were skilled huntsmen. They primarily hunted buffalo like many other Plains

School students were asked, “What is a Bronco?”, they might say a redneck, a hick, or a kid that goes to Blackfoot. When I am asked “What is a Bronco?”, the answer is simple--I am a Bronco, most of my friends are Broncos, my teammates are Broncos and the student body at Blackfoot High School are Broncos. We are each unique, but when our strengths and talents are combined as a whole, the Blackfoot Broncos are amazing. As a Bronco, I participate in football, speech and debate, and golf. I work hard

"Borders," written by Thomas King, delves into the poignant theme of identity preservation in the face of adversity. The plot revolves around a Blackfoot mother and her son's journey to reunite with their daughter Laetitia, who has relocated to Salt Lake City. The mother, who serves as the story's central figure, is determined to safeguard her Blackfoot identity as she crosses the American-Canadian border. Her unwavering determination to hold onto her cultural heritage, even in the face of external

King has dedicated his work to throwing light on issues still not tackled. In his short story “Borders”, King tells the adventure of a Blackfoot mother and her child, who try to cross the border to the U.S. but refuse to declare their nationality. It is through his masterful choice of narrator and the careful depiction of the mother’s struggle to maintain her Blackfoot identity that the author conveys the many difficulties First Nations face in their effort to keep their heritages alive. The narrator

Human Resource Management Policies Like other school districts, Blackfoot School District #55 (BSD#55) is governed by school board policies and procedures that are designed so that all staff members are working effectively, ethically, and legally in the school environment. Additionally, these policies are in place to encourage a safe, an engaging, and a learning-centered environment for all stakeholders. Three key groups identified in the BSD#55 human resource management policies include; administration

Messages In Blackfoot Physics And European Minds, Francis David Peat (1997) examines the establishment of the “European consciousness” and compares this perspective with that of Indigenous science, calling specific attention to the animate world of the Blackfoot. Peat highlights the benefits of weaving these perspectives and expands on the idea of a marriage between the impersonal subjectivity of Indigenous science and Western sciences’ objectivity. In his work, Peat focuses on Blackfoot physics, examining

Borders recounts an experience he had with his mother "My mother said we are Blackfoot. I knew we were. It didn't matter where the border was." When the protagonist’s mother says, “My mother said we are Blackfoot.” She emphasizes the importance of their cultural identity. Despite living near the border between Canada and the United States, the mother recognizes and maintains their identity as Blackfoot peoples Blackfoot heritage. She does this regardless of the lines of the borders that I think she

Joseph henry sharp was able to live peacefully with many native american tribes an example of this can be found in one of his artworks, “Making Sweetgrass Medicine, Blackfoot Ceremony” While theodore roosevelt was president he had Joseph paint portraits of the 200 Native American warriors who survived the Battle of the Little Bighorn. “Camping on the battlefield of Little Bighorn, becoming acquainted with and painting portraits of Plains Indians. In 1900, an exhibition of these portraits would

Thomas King’s short story, “Borders”, uses moral structure to get across his point of being proud of your heritage. In the beginning of the story, the main character and his mother, who is a dedicated Blackfoot, prepare to cross the US border to Salt Lake City. As they were preparing for the trip, the main character states, “I had to dress up too, for my mother did not want us crossing the border looking like Americans.” In this quote, not only does it tell us the actions committed by the mother

faced by the Blackfoot nation. Throughout the novel, Welch expertly weaves significant events and figures central to the history of the Blackfoot Confederacy into the narrative of the story. He uses both magical realism and historically supported facts to tell the tale of White Man’s Dog, later known as the titular Fools Crow, as he navigates these circumstances as they arise. Taking place in the late 1800’s, a central theme of Fools Crow is the growing tensions between the Blackfoot Lone Eaters and

Towards the end of the novel, Fools Crow visits the mythic Feather Woman who shows him a magic yellow hide. The hide reveals several premonitions to Fools Crow that prophesize the future of the Blackfoot. In the first vision depicts a village surrounded by horses. “Fools Crow was confused by the proximity of the sacred lodges by whiteness” (Welch, 356). The whiteness in question is an allusion on the part of Welch to signify the presence of the Napikwan. The first vision depicts the agony of sickness

one of many popular books he published that took place between the American and Canadian borders at Coutt. Throughout the book, the main character, the mother from Blackfoot is denied entrance multiple times from the Canadian and American borders. She refuses her citizenship being American or Canadian instead she insists on being Blackfoot , Despite the young boy and mother being sent back and forth between the borders for 2 days ,however there was always small moments that made the story that much

King. Laetitia and her brother had mixed blood with an American father and a Canadian mother. At age 17, Laetitia left home because “she was going to Salt Lake City as life was too boring” in Blackfoot. This is a story of both identity issues for mixed races and pride of country. Although they are Blackfoot, they are made to feel like “Indians without a country” and expected to identify as either Canadians or Americans. Laetitia appears to be struggling with the issue of identity. Her brother is

of her husband short and how she gets away with it without punishment. King’s story demonstrates how far someone will go, for what they believe in, while Hunter’s story unfolds the price someone can pay when part of gang life. Mary Maloney, the Blackfoot mother and Andy are all people who make decisions that will not only change the course of their lives but also the lives of people around