We are coming home : repatriation and the restoration of Blackfoot cultural confidence / edited by Gerald T. Conaty.

"The term "Blackfoot" is commonly used to refer to the four nations of the Blackfoot Confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Apatohsipiikani, and Ammskaapipiikani. Today, the Siksika Nation is headquartered on a reserve located roughly 90 kilometres to the east of Calgary, at Siksika, near the towns of Gleichen and Cluny. The Kainai -- often called by their English name, the Blood -- are based in Standoff, roughly halfway between Fort Macleod and Cardston, some 200 kilometres south of Calgary. The Kainai reserve, the largest in Canada, stretches west and south of the city of Lethbridge. The Apatohsipiikani, or Peigan, occupy territory to the west of the Kainai and are based in Brocket, not far from the town of Pincher Creek. The drawing of the border between Canada and the United States separated the Apatohsipiikani (the Northern Piikani) from the Ammskaapipiikani (the Southern Piikani). The latter now reside in Montana, in the vicinity of Browning, and have come to be called the Blackfeet, although they are also known as the Piegan (as distinct from the Peigan). The four nations call themselves the Niitsitapi, the Real People."--Prologue (page 9).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgements / Gerald T. Conaty -- Prologue / Robert R. Janes -- Beginnings / Gerald T. Conaty -- The development of museums and their effects on First Nations / Gerald T. Conaty -- Niitsitapiisinni: our way of life / Gerald T. Conaty -- Repatriation among the Piikani / Allan Pard -- Reviving traditions / Jerry Potts -- Repatriation experiences of the Kainai / Frank Weasel Head -- Bringing back Iitskinaiksi at Siksika / Herman Yellow Old Woman -- Reviving our ways at Siksika / Chris McHugh -- Moving toward repatriation / John W. Ives -- The Blackfoot repatriation: a personal epilogue / Robert R. Janes -- Moving forward / Gerald T. Conaty -- Appendix 1: Terms of reference for the Glenbow Museum's First Nations Advisory Council -- Appendix 2: Memorandum of understanding between the Mookaakin Cultural and Heritage Society and the Glenbow-Alberta Institute.

"In January 2000, the Glenbow Museum formally returned 251 ceremonial items from its collections to the Blackfeet people. We Are Coming Home is the story of the efforts that culminated in this repatriation -- efforts, above all, of the Blackfoot themselves but also of the Glenbow Museum, which attempted to intercede with the provincial government. ... This book accordingly opens a window onto the lengthy and complex process of negotiation in which those pursuing repatriation must often engaged"--Back cover.

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