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The Blackfoot: Bison Hunters

The Blackfoot: Bison Hunters
Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 6 to 7
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   6.84

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    alcohol, toll, society, critical, social, presses, bands, spiritual, exposure, manhood, aggressive, engage, guardian, government, reputation, wealth
     content words:    Piegan Blackfeet Man, Karl Bodmer, United States, Sun Dance

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The Blackfoot: Bison Hunters
By Mary Lynn Bushong 		  
1     Caption: Watercolor on paper: Detail of Pioch-Kiäiu, Piegan Blackfeet Man by Karl Bodmer from his travel to the United States 1832-1834, painted August 21, 1833.
 
2     Have you ever wondered how tribes got their names? They are usually not names they call themselves. The names are often what others called a people. In the case of the Blackfoot, though, it is their name.
 
3     The Blackfoot call themselves "Siksika" which means Blackfoot. Some say it is because of their dark-coloured moccasins. Others say it because their moccasins were blackened from walking where prairie fires had burned the land.
 
4     The Blackfoot have always been a prairie nation. The men were hunters and warriors. They were often concerned with their spiritual side, as well as the ceremonies to go with it.

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