Blackfoot Definition
blăkfo͝ot
blackfeet
noun
A member of a Native American confederacy located on the northern Great Plains, composed of the Blackfoot, Blood, and Piegan tribes. Traditional Blackfoot life was based on nomadic buffalo hunting.
American Heritage
A member of a North American Indian people consisting of three subgroups (the Blackfoot proper, the Blood, and the Piegan) and living in Montana, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
Webster's New World
A member of the northernmost tribe of the Blackfoot confederacy, inhabiting central Alberta.
American Heritage
A member of the subgroup.
Webster's New World
The Algonquian language of the Blackfoot, Blood, and Piegan.
American Heritage
pronoun
A Native American confederacy of several tribes.
Wiktionary
The Algonquian language of these people.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Blackfoot
Noun
Singular:
Blackfoot
Plural:
blackfeetOrigin of Blackfoot
Translation of Blackfoot siksiká (perhaps from the blackening of their moccasins, either from painting them or from walking near prairie fires) sik black ika foot
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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