For other Blackfoot/Blackfeet people, see Blackfeet Nation.
Siksika Nation Band No. 430 Siksiká / ᓱᖽᐧᖿ
People
Blackfoot
Treaty
Treaty 7
Headquarters
Siksika
Province
Alberta
Land[1]
Reserve(s)
Siksika 146
Land area
710.875 km2
Population (2020)[1]
On reserve
4120
On other land
2
Off reserve
3412
Total population
7534
Government[1]
Chief
Ouray Crowfoot
Tribal Council[1]
Samuel Crowfoot, Reuben Breaker, Ike Solway, Candace Backfat, Carlin Black Rabbit, Kendall Panther Bone, Lou Ann Soloway, Hector Winnipeg, Strater Crowfoot, Marsha Wolf Collar, Owen Crane Bear, and Tracy McHugh.
Website
siksikanation.com
The Siksika Nation (Blackfoot: Siksiká; syllabics ᓱᖽᐧᖿ) is a First Nation in southern Alberta, Canada. The name Siksiká comes from the Blackfoot words sik (black) and iká (foot), with a connector s between the two words. The plural form of Siksiká is Siksikáwa. The Siksikáwa are the northernmost of the Niitsítapi (Original People), all of whom speak dialects of Blackfoot, an Algonquian language.
When European explorers travelled west, they most likely met the Siksiká first. The four Niitsítapi nations of the Blackfoot Confederacy are the Siksiká, Káínaa (Kainai or Blood), Aapátohsipikáni (Northern Peigan), and Aamsskáápipikani (South Peigan or Montana Blackfoot). The population of the Siksika Nation is approximately 7,800 people.[2]
^"First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
^"About Siksika Nation". siksikanation.com. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
The SiksikaNation (Blackfoot: Siksiká; syllabics ᓱᖽᐧᖿ) is a First Nation in southern Alberta, Canada. The name Siksiká comes from the Blackfoot words...
Siksika 146 is a First Nations reserve of the SiksikaNation in southern Alberta, Canada. It is 87 km (54 mi) southeast of Calgary at an elevation of 857 m...
called Siksiká (its denomination in ISO 639-3, English: /ˈsɪksəkə/ SIK-sə-kə; Siksiká [sɪksiká], syllabics ᓱᖽᐧᖿ), often anglicised as Siksika, is an Algonquian...
Isapo-Muxika (Blackfoot: Issapóómahksika; syllabics: ᖱᓭᑲᒉᖽᐧᖿᖷ) was a chief of the Siksika. His father, Istowun-ehʼpata (Packs a Knife), and mother, Axkahp-say-pi...
February 2023. May 3, 2021, White Buffalo calf Snow Moon was born on SiksikaNation. June 16, 2022, a white buffalo calf was born on the land of the Turtle...
and the SiksikaNation announced an agreement to settle a land claim in the region of Castle Mountain, known as Miistukskoowa to the Siksika. The agreement...
Blackfoot-speaking groups that make up the Blackfoot Confederacy; the Siksika and Kainai are the others. The Piegan dominated much of the northern Great...
signed at the Blackfoot Crossing of the Bow River, at the present-day SiksikaNation reserve, approximately 75 km (47 mi) east of Calgary, Alberta. Chief...
state of emergency on June 21, including several First Nation reserves; the Siksika First Nation, east of Calgary evacuated 1,000 residents. The city of...
operated by First Nations that provides post-secondary education and training in Siksika 146, Alberta, Canada, to members of the SiksikaNation. Old Sun Community...
is the oldest of eight children. He is a member of the SiksikaNation. His father was of Siksika (Blackfoot), French and Ojibwe heritage, while his mother...
Rilee Many Bears is a Canadian-born First Nations runner from SiksikaNation, Alberta, a part of the Blackfoot Confederacy. Many Bears, now 22 years of...
Residential Schools (IRS) in Siksika" (Press release). Siksika: Office of Chief and Council, Government of SiksikaNation. September 15, 2021. Retrieved...
First Nation band governments (the Siksika, Kainai, and Piikani Nations) reside in the Canadian province of Alberta, while the Blackfeet Nation is a federally...
the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai; they are sometimes considered separate tribes or nations in their own right. The largest First Nations cultural...
various First Nations between 1871 and 1877. It is one of a total of 11 numbered treaties signed between the Canadian Crown and First Nations. Specifically...
Nation from 1973 until its closure in 1998, after being run by the Oblates from 1884 to 1969. Old Sun Community College is run by the SiksikaNation in...
Canadian Siksika elder and former Chief of the SiksikaNation from 1981 to 1983. He was a longtime activist for the rights of First Nations and indigenous...
1971, it was renamed in 1974 to honour Deerfoot, a late-19th-century SiksikaNation (Blackfoot) long-distance runner known for his exceptional speed. Subsequent...
generally heterodont. Siksika translates to Blackfoot, being named after the SiksikaNation. Siksika ottae Blackfoot (Siksika) The Canadian Encyclopedia...
detachments to be closed, CBC News (September 28, 2012). Michael Rodriguez. "SiksikaNation to get self-administered police service". Calgary Herald. Government...
The following are flags used by Indigenous nations of Canada. "Canada > Index of Pages > First Nations > Mikmaq". Flags of the World. ISSN 1712-9842....
the surname include: Gerald McMaster, Artist, Author and Curator of SiksikaNation Henry A. McMasters (1848–1872), Medal of Honor holder Jake McMasters...
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