Nitsitapiisksakoo: Nitsitapii Landscapes

Art Gallery 
June 1 - 30 | Nitsitapiisksakoo: Nitsitapii Landscapes
Co-curated by Ninna Piiksii (Mike Bruised Head), Itsinohtss piyaki (Rebecca Many Grey Horses), and Akaiksims’staki (Bobbie Fox)

Since time immemorial, the people of the Blackfoot Nations have called southern Alberta home. Their traditional territory stretches north to the North Saskatchewan River, south to the Yellowstone River, west to the Rocky Mountains, and east to the Cypress Hills. They travelled throughout their land guided by the seasons, taking only what was needed from the land and its animals but never to excess and with nothing left to waste. The Nitsitapii have a spiritual connection to the land and through this connection are stewards of this earth. 

Many sites located throughout this territory have meaning which can be categorized as Spirit-created, Nature-created, or Human-created. Spirit-created sites are places created and touched by Napi. Napi is the name of the Creator for the Nitsitapii. Nature-created sites are places or geographic features that came into being through natural geologic forces. Human-created sites are places that were created by the Nitsitapi through the alteration of the natural landscape. We are focusing on ten such sites.