Blackfoot

¹

[ blak-foot ]

noun

, plural Black·feet, (especially collectively) Black·foot.

1. a member of a North American tribe of Indians of Algonquian stock.
2. the Algonquian language of the Blackfeet.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Blackfeet.

Blackfoot

²

[ blak-foot ]

noun

1. a town in SE Idaho.

Blackfoot

/ ˈblækˌfʊt /

noun

1. -feet-foot a member of a group of Native American peoples formerly living in the northwestern Plains
2. any of the languages of these peoples, belonging to the Algonquian family

Word History and Origins

Origin of Blackfoot¹

First recorded in 1785–95; translation of Blackfoot siksíka

Word History and Origins

Origin of Blackfoot¹

C19: translation of Blackfoot Siksika

Example Sentences

Department of Indian Affairs constructed a slaughterhouse on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana and required tribal members to provide the factory's labor in exchange for its beef.

From Salon

Gladstone, who is of Blackfeet and Nez Perce heritage, made Oscar history earlier this year as the first Native American to be nominated for lead actress for her performance in “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The loudest screams,” wrote a Variety reporter at the time, “were directed at the film’s discovery”: Gladstone, who lived as a child on Montana’s Blackfeet Reservation and graduated in 2004 from Mountlake Terrace High School.

From Seattle Times

Nations of the Blackfoot Confederacy have long fought to maintain control over their land and water.

From Science Magazine

The 37-year-old actor, who is of Blackfeet and Nimíipuu heritage, was raised in Montana on the Blackfeet Nation reservation and in Seattle.

From Seattle Times