The Blackfoot Digital Library is both indebted and dedicated to akaitapii - our ancestors who observed the radical changes being forced upon our communities in the context of colonization, and who took it upon themselves to record their knowledge for the benefit of future generations.
This is our opportunity to
bring home the
field notes,
photographs, and
recordings that have been spread all over the world; to respond to publications that have misinterpreted and misrepresented our experiences and our way of life.
The Blackfoot Digital Library is a venue for
sharing our families and our communities
stories, past and present. Most certainly it is intended to be an educational resource for all those now living in kitawahsinnoon.
But above all, The Blackfoot Digital Library is meant to honor akaitapii, and their desire to speak through a variety of recording media to the grandchildren they never had a chance to meet, thereby
ensuring that their knowledge is carried through to future generations.
- See our digital collection of resources
- Learn about and experience the collection of Blackfoot artifacts, documents, audiovisual and archival materials, and our process and history of preserving oral histories by digitizing existing interviews and collecting new videos of Elders sharing their knowledge and stories
- Discover more about the important projects and research we are doing, such as the Mootookakio'ssin project and website
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