The Blackfoot Indians
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The wind blows across the lone prairie, causing the golden heads of
grass to sway in a synchronized motion. On the horizon stands a herd of buffalo
with bowed heads silhouetted by the slowly sinking sun. In the east stands an
Indian war party mounted on horseback, each individual in different mul ....
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.... the Northern Blackfoot(Siksika), the Piegan(Pikuni), and
the Blood(Kainah). The tribes differed little in their speech, but were
politically independent. Blackfoot population varied, but was less affected by
the arrival of the white man than some tribes due to their location. "In 1855,
there were approximately 2,400 Northern Blackfoot, 2,000 Blood, and 3,200 Piegan.
The total population of Blackfoot varied as follows: 15,000(1780), 9,000(1801),
7,600(1855), and 4,600(1932)" ( ....
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