Kainai Nation

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The Kainai Nation ( KY-ny; Blackfoot: ᖿᐟᖻ, romanized: Káínaa, pronounced [kɛ́naː], or ᖿᐟᖻᖷ, Káínawa [kɛ́nawḁ]), also known as Blood Tribe, is a First Nations band government in southern Alberta, Canada, with a population of 18,465 members in 2024, up from 11,791 in December 2013. Akáínaa [akǽnaː] translates directly to 'many chief' (from aká, 'many' and nínaa, 'chief') while Káína translates directly to 'many chief people'. The enemy Plains Cree call the Kainai mihkowiyiniw, '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 constituting 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...

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