Siksikaitsitapi : Stories of the Blackfoot People Stewardship Robert Houle

Robert Houle

Mother is close by and takes her son to the doctor

The book opens with the distressing image of the Indian agent standing in the doorway demanding that the eldest three children of Mary Ann and Ernest Couchie attend Spanish Indian Residential School

looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break — a barren field on an isolated strip of land outside her house — she calls the police to alert them to a possible crime

an Inuk author from Igloolik

Siksikaitsitapi : Stories of the Blackfoot People Stewardship Robert HouleIn Siksikaitsitapi, seven Blackfoot authors share their stories that come from both from legend and from their personal experiences, with many of the stories in both Blackfoot and English languages. The book is illustrated with beautiful full color pictures and photos which help convey their stories from Blackfoot traditional and contemporary traditions and cultures. The Blackfoot Confederacy is made up of the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, and Amskapi