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Jan 1, 1540
Height of Power
The Blackfoot tribe were at the height of there power! -
Mar 1, 1540
The Good Man
The spanish explorer Francisco Coronado introduces the horse to Native American in the Southern Planes. Through intertribal trading, the horse gradually makes its way north to Blackfoot territory. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Blackfeet NationBlackfeet NationThe Lewis and Clark Expedition killed two of the Blackfoot warriors, so the Blackfoot thought they were enemies with them. -
Shoshon
The Shoshon tribe attack Blackfoot on horseback. -
New Armory
The Blackfoot needed stronger weapons so they traded bows for guns with the spanish. -
Shoshon's Defeats
Shoshons suffer horrible defeats by the Blackfoot warriors. -
Powerful Force
The Blackfoot tribe were once a powerful force and important to America History. -
Blackfoot Territory
The Blackfoot Tribe held a large territory in the Great Plains of the United States and Canada. -
New Territories
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The Blackfoot tribe settled in the Rocky Mountain area between Montana and Alberta, Canada. -
Buffalo Paunch Killed
Buffalo Paunch is killed by his brother. -
Evil Trade
In 1830 -1850 the Blackfoot tribe made a trade with others of furcoats and diseased wine. -
Discovery of Gold
The discovery of gold brings people thorugh Blackfoot territory in parts of Canada and Montana. -
The Bulls Treaty
Lamed Bulls treaty is sigened. It is the first treaty between the U.S
government and the Blackfoot. -
New Settlers
White settlers begin to enter Blackfoot territory. -
Blackfoot War
Settlers and Blackfoot collide in the Blackfoot War. -
Diseases
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25% of tribe dies from the evil trade and diseases. -
Reduceing Blackfoot Land
Canada and 3 Blackfoot tribes sign treaty 7, further reduceing blackfoot land. -
The Dying Out of Blackfoot
The Blackfoot tribe lost 3/4 of there tribe. -
The population of the Blackfoot nation today
Today there are about 25,000 citizens of the four Blackfoot Indian bands. About 10,000 of them live in the United States, and the rest live in Canada. There are also many other people who are Blackfoot descendants but are not tribal members.
