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The Siksika Nation is a First Nation in southern Alberta Canada. The name Siksiká comes from the Blackfoot words sik (black) and iká (foot) with a connector s between the two words. The plural form of Siksiká is Siksikáwa. The Siksikáwa are the northernmost of the Niitsítapi (Original People) all of whom speak dialects of Blackfoot an Algonquian language.

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language
Blackfoot language, English language
population place
Alberta, Canada
related
Algonquian languages, Piegan Blackfeet, Blackfoot Confederacy, Northern Peigan
religion
Christianity, Blackfoot mythology
total population
6000

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