Blackfeet Tribe Research Paper

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“How is it? We will there be no end it?” Blackfeet tribe are nomadic Native Americans. Blackfeet believe in different things, their history is a big story to be told, and they have a very interesting culture. The blackfeet tribe believe that the “Old Man” is the creator of their tribe and of the world. Sometimes the “Old Man” can be wise, sometimes he is not. He even plays tricks on the Blackfeet tribe. The “Old Man” left the Blackfeet to the mountains in the west, he also took the Buffalos with him. people.opposingviews.com › Religions They started moving west in 1600’s when the Europeans showed up. They eventually were on The Cree’s land. The Cree are one of Blackfoot's enemies. They moved so far west that they moved towards the Rockies.

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