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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?
Yes, the Blackfeet Indians were very friendly. The only time they were not was when another tribe or group of peoples were aggressive or mean to them, then they would feel threatened. Blackfoot Indians are very nice people.
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?
Yes, "Blackfeet" and "Blackfoot" refer to the same tribe.Usually. If you are asking about the Siksika, the Algonquin-speaking tribe of what is now Montana and Alberta, then yes.There is a sub-tribe (band) of the Dakota (Sioux) who were also called the Blackfeet.Anyway, the tribe in Montana call themselves the Blackfeet, while the same tribe living in Canada is usually referred to as the "Blackfoot".For references to more detailed sources of information on the name of the tribe(s) (there are actually three tribes in the Blackfeet/Blackfoot confederation), see The Blackfeet: An Annotated Bibliography by Bryan R. Johnson.
What transportation does the chilula tribe use?
horses
