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yes dugouts
Actually, no, they didn't use dugout canoes. To cross smaller streams, they would use fords. To cross larger rivers (e.g., Missouri and Yellowstone), they would build what is often called a bull-boat. This was made by creating a bowl-shaped structure of flexible branches (usually cottonwood) covered by the skin of a bison (buffalo). Since these were temporary craft, the hide was often raw (untanned, with the hair left on), with rawhide strapping to bind the hide to the rim of the "bowl". Paddles were make-shift. There are reports of some war-parties (usually horse-raiding groups) which would lash together small rafts of found logs and large branches with straps of rawhide. These rafts were used to keep their clothing, food, and weapons dry while the men would swim alongside, holding onto the raft and swimming -- pushing the raft across the river. There are no reports that I know of relating Blackfeet (Blackfoot) use of rivers for long-distance travel.
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Who were the first hostile natives encountered on the Lewis and Clark expedition?
The Indian tribe Blackfeet
Where the blackfeet friendly?
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If your great-grandmother was an American Indian are you considered an Indian?
Presuming that your great grandmother was half Indian and presuming there are no other lines of Indian in you, that would make your Grandmother 1/4 Indian, your mother 1/8th Indian and yourself 1/16th. Not enough to be called Indian. If your great grandmother was less than half, that would lower those percentages.
Are blackfeet and blackfoot the same tribe?
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What weapons did the blackfeet use?
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What is the impact of the blackfeet and settlers?
The Blackfeet tribe were the most aggressive and noncooperation tribe toward white settlers. Many settlers tried to avoid the Blackfeet tribe, or the confrontation would result in deadly conflict.
Is Blackfoot a type of aboriginal boat?
The Blackfeet are members of the Blackfoot American aboriginal tribe.
What kind of cloth did blackfeet the tribe wear?
they wear animal skins to keep them warm!
Who were the first hostile natives encountered on the Lewis and Clark expedition?
The Indian tribe Blackfeet
Who are the blood Indians?
The Blood Tribe belongs to the Blackfeet Confederacy, consisting of the Blackfeet, Blood, and Piegan Tribes. Ancestral Homeland: Northern Plains of the United States, southern Canada - Nancy-
What Japanese tribe is the Cherokee and blackfeet related to?
The Ainu of Japan share common ancestry with all native American groups in North, Central and South America.
What has the author James Crowley written?
James Crowley has written: 'Starfish' -- subject(s): Fiction, Survival in fiction, Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana in fiction, Runaways, History, Runaways in fiction, Brothers and sisters, Indians of North America, Survival, Grandfathers in fiction, Indians of North America in fiction, Brothers and sisters in fiction, Grandfathers, Montana in fiction, Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana, Siksika Indians, Siksika Indians in fiction
What did siksikas tribe use for transportation?
big horseas and big boats and piggys hey my name is cristopher maggee
What did blackfeet use for housing?
Blackfeet Indians lived in tepee constructed from buffalo skin draped over log poles.
What form of transportation did the blackfeet Indians use?
stuff
Did the blackfeet tribe use boats or make boats?
The Blackfeet were not traditionally very interested in watercraft. Like other plains tribes, they would make what are called "bull boats" to cross rivers. A bull-boat is a framework of green branches, lashed together to form a frame that looks like a bowl, about four or five feet across the rim. This frame would have been covered with an untanned buffalo (bison) hide. They were temporary, utilitarian and discarded after their purpose was served. There are also reports of war parties lashing together some found logs and large branches to cross rivers. The men would put their clothing, weapons and supplies on the raft and then swim alongside, holding onto the edge of the raft and kicking their way across the river. Again, utilitarian and temporary. Anytime you see a picture of a supposed Blackfeet dugout or birchbark canoe, you know it's complete fiction. Never happened.
