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The Piikani Blackfeet:
a culture under siege
The Piikani Blackfeet: a culture under siege.
John C. Jackson.
“History has a human face. Jackson tries to restore the faces of the
Blackfeet and their way of life.” —Dan Hays, Statesman Journal
(Salem, Oreg.)
Piecing together information from government records, fur traders' journals,
archival documents, scholarly studies, and other published and unpublished
sources, John C. Jackson reveals the story of the little-known Piikani Blackfeet
tribe. He brings their legacy to light, providing an honest look at a people and
their customs.
When fur traders entered Piikani territory in southern Alberta and northern
Montana in the mid-1700s, they introduced horses, guns, liquor, and disease to
the native people. Jackson explores such topics as the Piikani's mastery of the
horse; the ongoing defense of Piikani territory against other Indian nations,
fur traders and American expansion; and Piikani tribal ceremony, ritual, and
leadership.
Illustrated with the artwork of renowned artists Karl Bodmer and George Catlin,
rare Indian portraits, and Blackfeet drawings, The Piikani Blackfeet
tracks the human struggle behind a turbulent history.ISBN:
0-87842-386-9. 256 pages.
ISBN: 0-87842-386-9. #MOPR1171 paper$18.00
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