“Niitstitapi” (The Real People) journeys across the vast ancestral territory of The Blackfoot Confederacy – an ancient alliance of Blackfoot speaking people bound together by land, language, and culture.
In the North America continental divide, Niitsitapi reveals the beginning of the traditional territory of The Blackfoot Confederacy, an ancient alliance of Blackfoot people who, along with the Buffalo, have always inhabited a vast area of mountains, rivers, lakes, and short grass prairie that stretches from the Rocky Mountains into the great plains. Today, the Blackfoot Confederacy is comprised of the Sitsika Nation, Kainai Nation, and Piikani Nation in Canada, and the Blackfeet Nation in the US. Despite being forced onto reserves and compelled to assimilate in bleak residential schools during the 19th and 20th centuries, the Niitstitapi from these Blackfoot Confederacy communities all share the same language and culture and cooperate to protect and preserve their land and way of life. Through the eyes of members of each of the four bands, Niitstitapi explores themes of cultural revival and permanence and how those values are practiced in daily life.
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Indigenous Peoples from four members of the Wayfinders Circle participated in the 25th Session of the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. They delivered a collective statement highlighting the importance of Free, Prior and Informed Consent.
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December 6, 2023
In this episode, you will spend time with a group of people from the Blackfoot Confederacy and will learn about Blackfoot Culture. Listen now!
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November 3, 2023
Members of the Wayfinders Circle embraced shared values and forged spiritual connections to tackle collective challenges in first in-person global meeting.
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