Siksikaitsitapi: Blackfoot People’s Voices
Our Blackfoot Interpreter, Blanche Bruisedhead is a familiar face to the thousands of students who come to school and community programs at the Galt Museum & Archives. Blanche has deep knowledge of the Blackfoot language and traditional ways of living. Blanche has shared her knowledge with school groups for many years.
Join a small group of students as they participate in the Siksikaitsitapi: Blackfoot People’s Voices school program with Blanche Bruisedhead. This program promotes respect and connects the past to the present as students are introduced to the history, culture and worldwide view of the Blackfoot people.
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