“They’re earned.” There are two ways a Blackfoot community member can own a stand-up headdress, according to Blackfeet historian Rosalyn LaPier. First, if an individual dreams of a stand-up ...

The headdresses have almost disappeared from Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Alberta is their last stronghold in Canada, among the Blackfeet Confederacy (Blood, Sarcee, Peigan, Siksika). "We see fewer ...

White said the headdress special is “awesome” and a rare occurrence unless visiting certain tribal regions, like BlackFeet country. “I think him bringing out this headdress is something that ...

More than 350 empty white chairs filled the recently built arbor at the center of the campgrounds in Browning earlier this spring, the headquarters of the Blackfeet Nation. Later that day ...