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Siksika

noun
Sik·si·ka | \ˈsiksə̇kə\
plural Siksika or Siksikas

Definition of Siksika 

1a : an Algonquian people of Montana and southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada

b : a member of such people

2a : blackfoot

b : blackfoot

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History and Etymology for Siksika

Blackfoot, from siksinam black + oqkatsh foot

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