Transitions of the Blackfeet Tribe

Before interacting with the Europeans, the Blackfeet Indians were a peaceful, free-roaming kin group. They lived off the land by hunting and gathering their food; elk, deer, bison, berries, roots, and other animals and vegetation. Obviously, for berries and roots they would fetch to go out and cleanse them; however, coming upon bison and other insupportable animals was a different story. They had to consecrate a very vigorous planed out strategy that could in effect kill bison. If they did not they would be mauled. They used spears and bows and arrows before guns were introduced to their culture. Blackfeet life story were blessed and they believed that the sun was an exponentially goodish being. Men and women would get on on vision quests to receive themselves and went through ceremonies of sacred bundles to arrive the blessing and protection of the powerful bird and animal inspirit and through spectral steering from medicine men and women. \nThe solarize Dance event ually happened as a summer observation that brought together different and mugwump bands. To the Blackfeet a smoking shriek was considered a ritual and sacred ceremony. The pipes were always specially decorated, they were every carved with designs or had hedgehog quill work. Pipe rituals were so common that every Blackfoot family had a pipe in their possession. It brought a sense of unity to the kindred and was very important to their spiritual beliefs. Life was good and whence they were introduced to the white man.\nIn 1806, the Lewis and Clark sashay went right through the Blackfoot territory. This resulted in periodic attacks on expeditionists. The Blackfoot gained a grimacing reputation for aggression and aggression because of their opposition to the oncoming of skin trappers in their territory. This reputation had ostracise impact on the tribe because of the rumors that spread around the whites. However, they remained on good terms with the Hudsons verbalize Company. The Blackfeet were encouraged to trade at the...