Siksika Nation

Siksika Nation
Band No. 430
*Siksiká*
People	Blackfoot
Treaty	Treaty 7
Headquarters	Siksika
Province	Alberta
Land
Reserve(s)	Siksika 146
Land area	710.875 km2
Population (2020)
On reserve	4120
On other land	2
Off reserve	3412
Total population	7534
Government
Chief	Ouray Crowfoot
Tribal Council
	Samuel Crowfoot, Reuben Breaker, Ike Solway, Candace Backfat, Carlin Black Rabbit, Kendall Panther Bone, Lou Ann Soloway, Hector Winnipeg, Strater Crowfoot, Marsha Wolf Collar, Owen Crane Bear, and Tracy McHugh.
Website
	siksikanation.com

The Siksika Nation (Blackfoot: Siksiká; syllabics ᓱᖽᐧᖿ) is a First Nation in southern Alberta, Canada. The name Siksiká comes from the Blackfoot words sik (black) and iká (foot), with a connector s between the two words. The plural form of Siksiká is Siksikáwa. The Siksikáwa are the northernmost of the Niitsítapi (Original People), all of whom speak dialects of Blackfoot, an Algonquian language.

When European explorers travelled west, they most likely met the Siksiká first. The four Niitsítapi nations of the Blackfoot Confederacy are the Siksiká, Káínaa (Kainai or Blood), Aapátohsipikáni (Northern Peigan), and Aamsskáápipikani (South Peigan or Montana Blackfoot). The population of the Siksika Nation is approximately 7,800 people.^[2]

^ "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
^ "About Siksika Nation". siksikanation.com. Retrieved January 16, 2024.

[1] "First Nation Detail". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

[sn-2] "About Siksika Nation". siksikanation.com. Retrieved January 16, 2024.

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