A contemporary winter count

• Main Authors: Scott, Kerry M., University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
• Other Authors: Young Man, Alfred
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Native American Studies, 2006 2011
• Subjects: Siksika Indians > Prairie Provinces > History; Siksika Indians > Montana > History; Winter counts; Oral tradition; Indian calendar > North America; Siksika Indians > Colonization; Siksika Indians > Cultural assimilation; Siksika Indians > Ethnic identity; Siksika Indians > Foreign influences; Indians; Treatment of > North America; Indians of North America > Foreign influences; Dissertations; Academic; Downfall; Indian; The Downfall; First Nations
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10133/1302

The past is the prologue. We must understand where we have been before we can understand where we are going. To understand the Blackfoot Nation and how we have come to where we are today, this thesis examines our history through Indian eyes from time immemorial to the present, using traditional narratives, writings of early European explorers and personal experience. The oral tradition of the First Nations people was a multi-media means of communication. Similarly, this thesis uses the media of the written word and a series of paintings to convey the story of the Blackfoot people. This thesis provides background and support, from the artist’s perspective, for the paintings that tell the story of the Blackfoot people and the events that contributed to the downfall of the once-powerful Nation. With the knowledge of where we have been, we can learn how to move forward. x, 153 leaves : col. ill. 29 cm