Blackfoot
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8.5
- proper noun
- /ˈblækfʊt/
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Blackfoot
- I don't know much about the old Blackfoot ways.
- Blackfoot chief
- Blackfoot chief Gros
Examples
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A long, long time ago, there was an Indian tribe called the Blackfoot.
Fiction book (1999) -
Did I tell you we're on Blackfoot land?
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"I want to hear more about the Blackfoot," said Morgan.
Fiction book (1994) -
How would the old Blackfoot interpret such a dream?
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And what was interesting, my grandma was a product of a Blackfoot Indian tribe.
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Betty Bastien is a Blackfoot Indian from Alberta, Canada.
Academic text (1999) -
Anthropologist Shayne Dahl encountered similar experiences during his master's degree research with Blackfoot elders.
Academic text (2017) -
Gros Blanc was a Blackfoot chief who participated in the Gros Ventre attack on Manchester House.
Academic text (1994) -
The Blackfoot people have a rich tradition of storytelling that is passed down through generations.
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Many visitors to the park are interested in learning about the Blackfoot culture and history.
Synonyms
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8.6
A Native American people from the northern Great Plains, especially the nation that lives in Montana
A language spoken by the Blackfoot people of the northwest Great Plains in North America
Compounds
A low bushy plant with white daisy-like flowers that grows well in dry, rocky soil
A language spoken by the Blackfoot people of the northwest Great Plains in North America
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blackfoot The English name Blackfoot, made from black and foot, likely started as a way to describe dark footwear or tracks on burned plains. That's why Blackfoot now refers both to the Native people of the northern Plains and to the language they speak.