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Red Crow
Red Crow ( 1830 – 28 August 1900; also known as Captured the Gun Inside and Lately Gone and Sitting White Bull) was a Kainai Nation, Kainai leader. His native name Mi’k ai’stoowa was sometimes romanized as Mékaisto or Mi’kasto or incorporated as John Mikahestow. Red Crow was born in Kainai territory in modern Alberta to Black Bear and Handsome Woman, and was a descendant of tribal chiefs. He earned a reputation as a warrior during raids against other Indigenous groups in the 1840s and 1850s. He succeeded to the chieftainship in 1870 after the death of his father from smallpox. He was a signatory to Treaty 7 in 1877. In the period after the treaty was concluded, he led the development of agriculture on his reserve. In 1872, Red Crow murdered his brother Kit Fox by beating him repeatedly with a rock until he died. In response to this, Red Crow's surviving siblings (brothers Sheep Old Man and Not So Good, sisters Revenge Walker and Paper Woman) fled from Red Crow's band. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kainai Nation
The Kainai Nation (or , or Blood Tribe) ( bla, Káínaa) is a First Nations band government in southern Alberta, Canada, with a population of 12,800 members in 2015, up from 11,791 in December 2013. translates directly to 'many chief' (from , 'many' and , 'chief') while translates directly to 'many chief people'. The enemy Plains Cree called the Kainai , 'stained with blood', thus 'the bloodthirsty, cruel', therefore, the common English name for the tribe is the ''Blood tribe''. The Kainai speak a language of the Blackfoot linguistic group; their dialect is closely related to those of the Siksika and Piikani. They are one of three nations comprising the Blackfoot Confederacy. At the time treaties such as Treaty 7 were signed, the Kainai were situated on the Oldman, Belly, and St. Mary rivers west of Lethbridge, Alberta. The Kainai reserve Blood 148 is currently the largest in Canada with 4,570 inhabitants on and is located south of Calgary. Economy The Kainai Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
