We are coming home : : repatriation and the restoration of Blackfoot cultural confidence / / edited by Gerald T. Conaty.

• TeilnehmendeR: Conaty, Gerald Thomas, 1953-
• Place / Publishing House: Edmonton, Alberta : : AU Press,, [2015].
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (299 pages):; illustrations
• Notes: "The term "Blackfoot" is commonly used to refer to the four nations of the Blackfoot Confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Apatohsipiikani, and Ammskaapipiikani. Today, the Siksika Nation is headquartered on a reserve located roughly 90 kilometres to the east of Calgary, at Siksika, near the towns of Gleichen and Cluny. The Kainai -- often called by their English name, the Blood -- are based in Standoff, roughly halfway between Fort Macleod and Cardston, some 200 kilometres south of Calgary. The Kainai reserve, the largest in Canada, stretches west and south of the city of Lethbridge. The Apatohsipiikani, or Peigan, occupy territory to the west of the Kainai and are based in Brocket, not far from the town of Pincher Creek. The drawing of the border between Canada and the United States separated the Apatohsipiikani (the Northern Piikani) from the Ammskaapipiikani (the Southern Piikani). The latter now reside in Montana, in the vicinity of Browning, and have come to be called the Blackfeet, although they are also known as the Piegan (as distinct from the Peigan). The four nations call themselves the Niitsitapi, the Real People."--Prologue (page 9).

"We Are Coming Home is the story of the highly complex process of repatriation as described by those intimately involved in the work, notably the Piikuni, Siksika, and Kainai elders who provided essential oversight and guidance. We also hear from the Glenbow Museum's president and CEO at t...

Table of Contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of Tables and Figures
• Acknowledgements
• Prologue
• Beginnings
• 1 The Development of Museums and Their Effects on First Nations
• 2 Niitsitapiisinni: Our Way of Life
• 3 Repatriation Among the Piikani
• 4 Reviving Traditions
• 5 Repatriation Experiences of the Kainai
• 6 Bringing Back Iitskinaiksi at Siksika
• 7 Reviving Our Ways at Siksika
• 8 Moving Toward Repatriation
• 9 The Blackfoot Repatriation: A Personal Epilogue
• 10 Moving Forward
• Appendix 1
• Appendix 2
• Contributors
• Index.