Chief Crowfoot Quotes

Chief Crowfoot (1830 - 1890)

Chief Crowfoot (1830 – 1890), also known as Isapo-Muxika, was a chief of the Siksika First Nation. His parents, Istowun-eh’pata (Packs a Knife) and Axkahp-say-pi (Attacked Towards Home), were Kainai. Crowfoot was a warrior who fought in as many as 19 battles and sustained many injuries. Despite this, he tried to obtain peace instead of tribal warfare. Crowfoot is well known for his involvement in Treaty Number 7 and did much negotiating for his people. Across Canada there are a variety of different museums and historical sites like Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump, Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park which commemorate both the Blackfoot nation and specifically Chief Crowfoot.

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