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The Piikani Nation (/ p ɪ ˈ-ɪ-k ə-n i /, formerly the Peigan Nation) (Blackfoot: Piikani / ᑯᖾᖹ) is a First Nation (or an Indian band as defined by the Indian Act), representing the Indigenous people in Canada known as the Northern Piikani (Blackfoot: Aapátohsipikáni / ᖳᑫᒪᓱᑯᖿᖹ) or simply the Peigan (Piikani or Pe'-e-ku ...
The Piegan ( Blackfoot: ᑯᖱᖿᖹ Piikáni) are an Algonquian-speaking people from the North American Great Plains. They are the largest of three Blackfoot-speaking groups that make up the Blackfoot Confederacy; the Siksika and Kainai are the others. The Piegan dominated much of the northern Great Plains during the nineteenth century.
Heute (Stand Januar 2022) zählt die „Piikani Nation“ (Nördliche Piegan oder Apatohsipikani) etwa 3.879 Stammesmitglieder, von denen ca. 2.370 auf dem 426,99 km² großen Piikani 147 Reserve (früher: Peigan 147) bei Brocket, ca. 13 km südwestlich von Fort McLeod sowie 61 km westlich von Lethbridge, im Süden von Alberta leben.
Die Piikani Nation (Nördliche Piegan oder Apatohsipikani) zählt heute (Stand Juli 2013) etwa 3.629 Stammesmitglieder, von denen ca. 2.370 auf dem 426,99 km² großen Piikani 147 Reserve (früher: Peigan 147) bei Brocket, ca. 13 km südwestlich von Fort McLeod sowie 61 km westlich von Lethbridge, im Süden von Alberta leben.
In prehistoric days the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksikaitsitapi) which consists of Kainai, Siksika and Amskapi Piikani were commonly known as the Piikani Nation. This was the making of one of the strongest military forces in North American history.
The Blackfeet Nation (Blackfoot: Aamsskáápipikani, Pikuni), officially named the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana, is a federally recognized tribe of Siksikaitsitapi people with an Indian reservation in Montana.
The Piikani Nation has established itself as a leader in various aspects of Aboriginal governance and have a rich history in shaping mainstream political movements in Canada that influence life for all Aboriginal people.
