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For Reconciliation and Decolonization

Blackfoot Digital Library

Blackfoot Digital Library (BDL) brings together documentary work that began more than a century ago, and elaborates on a knowledge base that emerged through a continuity of many thousands of years living in kitawahsinnoon. This is our opportunity to bring home the field notes, photographs, and recordings that have been spread all over the world; to respond to publications that have misinterpreted and misrepresented our experiences and our way of life. The BDL is both indebted and dedicated to akaitapii - our ancestors who observed the radical changes being forced upon our communities in the context of colonization, and who took it upon themselves to record their knowledge for the benefit of future generations.

Copyright of material in the Blackfoot Digital Library is held by the Blackfoot people and administered by the Blackfoot Digital Library. The content of Blackfoot Digital Library has been published with a Creative Commons License requiring attribution, non-commercial use, and no derivatives. 

Mootookakio'ssin

Mootookakio'ssin is a digital collection of Blackfoot items from the 19th and 20th centuries, returned virtually to Blackfoot territory from museums in the UK, with advisement from Niitsitapi Elders from surrounding communities.

The digital processes that are used to create the images of the Blackfoot items that you see on this site are called photogrammetry and reflectance transformation imaging (RTI).

Blackfoot Confederacy

Blackfoot Confederacy is the official website of the Blackfoot Confederacy Tribal Council, comprised of the Siksikaitsitapi Nations:

  • Kainai Nation (Blood Tribe)
  • Siksika Nation Blackfoot
  • Piikani Nation (North Peigan)
  • Aamskapi Pikuni (Blackfeet Nation)

Métis Nation of Alberta

Métis Nation of Alberta website brings together information, publications, event programming and services as part of their vision: "A strong Métis Nation embracing Métis rights."

I-Portal | University of Saskatchewan

I-Portal: Indigenous Studies Portal of USask has as its primary focus Indigenous peoples of Canada with a secondary focus on Indigenous peoples of the United States, Australia, Aotearoa – New Zealand, and other areas of the world.

Possibly useful: North American Indian Thought and Culture

North American Indian Thought and Culture database "brings together more than 100,000 pages, many of which are previously unpublished, rare, or hard to find," but is compiled for subscription by non-Indigenous scholars and contains inaccuracies, such as the erroneous terms "North American Indian" and "Canadian First Peoples" for Indigenous Peoples who live in Canada. Use with caution and under the advice of an Elder or Traditional Knowledge Keeper.