Niitsitapi (Blackfoot)

Rebecca Many Grey Horses explains the historical changes and adaptation of the Niitsitapi, Blackfoot, clothing. Learn about how the creation of clothing materials and styles changed from pre-colonization through the fur trade era into the reservation period. Niitsitapi were versatile in making their clothing from materials that were available, taking great pride in their artistic skills but also using spiritual symbols on their clothing. Today, those designs still exist and are passed from gener

Siksika (Blackfoot)

Blackfoot Culture and History