Siksika Nation

The Siksika Nation 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 and assumed all Niitsítapi of the Blackfoot Confederacy were Blackfoot, which is incorrect. 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 approximate population of the Siksika Nation, as of 2009, is 6,000 people.

Location

The Siksika Nation reserve, Siksika 146 is located one hour's drive east of the city of Calgary, and three kilometres south of the Trans Canada Highway #1. The administrative and business district are strategically located adjacent to the Town of Gleichen to accommodate visitor traffic.

Siksika ottae

Siksika ottae is an extinct prehistoric cartilaginous fish, lived during the Upper Mississippian. It has been discovered at the well known Bear Gulch Formation (Montana, United States), dated at Carboniferous period. It is known mostly on the base of fossil teeth, but also partially neurocranium and mandibles which hint a close relationship to coeval petalodontiform sharks Janasssa and Netsepoye. Dentition is generally heterodont.

Siksika means literally Blackfoot, being named after the Siksika Nation.

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Siksika 146

Siksika 146 is an Indian reserve in southern Alberta, Canada. It has a land area of 696.54 km², making it the second-largest Indian reserve in Canada (after Blood 148, Alberta). It is located 87 kilometres (54 mi) southeast of Calgary. It is bordered by Vulcan County, Wheatland County, and the County of Newell, and is located at an elevation of 857 metres (2,812 ft). The Canada 2011 Census reported a population of 2,972 inhabitants. The reserve is home to the Blackfoot Crossing historical park.

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Coordinates: 50°47′N 112°55′W / 50.783°N 112.917°W / 50.783; -112.917 (Siksika 146)