For other Blackfoot/Blackfeet people, see Blackfoot (disambiguation). For the white supremacist organization, see Blood Tribe (neo-Nazi group).
Blood Tribe Kainai Nation Band No. 435 Káínaa
Shield of the Kainai Nation
People
Blackfoot
Treaty
Treaty 7
Headquarters
Stand Off
Province
Alberta
Land[1]
Main reserve
Blood 148
Other reserve(s)
Blood 148A
Land area
1362.639 km2
Population (2021)[1]
On reserve
4,572[2]
Total population
12,963
Government[1]
Chief
Roy Fox
Council
Floyd Big Head
Clarence Black Water
Diandra Bruised Head
Winston Day Chief
Tony Delaney
Dorothy First Rider
Martin Heavy Head
Travis Plaited Hair
Richard Red Crow
Maria Russell
Piinaakoyim Tailfeathers
Marcel Weasel Head
Website
bloodtribe.org
Flag of the Blood TribeStand Off community at night. Kainai Nation.Kainai Nation entry sign
The Kainai Nation (Blackfoot: ᖿᖱᖻᖳ, romanized: Káínaa or ᖿᖱᖻᖷ, romanized: Káínawa, Blood Tribe) is a First Nations band government in southern Alberta, Canada, with a population of 12,800 members in 2015,[3] up from 11,791 in December 2013.[4]
Akáínaa translates directly to 'many chief' (from aká, 'many' and nínaa, 'chief') while Káína translates directly to 'many chief people'. The enemy Plains Cree call the Kainai mihkowiyiniw,[5] 'stained with blood', thus 'the bloodthirsty, cruel', therefore, the common English name for the tribe is the Blood tribe.
The Kainai speak a language of the Blackfoot linguistic group; their dialect is closely related to those of the Siksika and Piikani. They are one of three nations comprising the Blackfoot Confederacy.
At the time treaties such as Treaty 7 were signed, the Kainai were situated on the Oldman, Belly, and St. Mary rivers west of Lethbridge, Alberta. The Kainai reserve Blood 148 is currently the largest in Canada with 4,570 inhabitants[6] on 1,410 km2 (545 sq mi) and is located 200 kilometres (120 mi) south of Calgary.
^"First Nation Detail: Blood". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
^"Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population". Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
^Blood Tribe Registered Population - Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada - "Registered Population: Blood". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
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