Religion

Aatsimoyihkaan Pete Standing Alone

This interview was recorded by the Kainai Studies Department of Red Crow College in 2011, for use in their online course "Aatsimoyihkaan: The Philosophy of Blackfoot Prayer"

This interview was recorded by the Kainai Studies Department of Red Crow College in 2011, for use in their online course "Aatsimoyihkaan: The Philosophy of Blackfoot Prayer"

Aatsimoyihkaan Duane Mistaken Chief

These videos are part of a collection recorded in 2011-12 by the Kainai Studies Department of Red Crow College, for inclusion as lecture material in their online course "Aatsimoyihkaan: Philosophy of Blackfoot Prayer"

These videos are part of a collection recorded in 2011-12 by the Kainai Studies Department of Red Crow College, for inclusion as lecture material in their online course "Aatsimoyihkaan: Philosophy of Blackfoot Prayer"

Aatsimoyihkaan Martin Heavy Head

This video is part of a collection recorded in 2011-12 by the Kainai Studies Department of Red Crow College, for inclusion as lecture material in their online course "Aatsimoyihkaan: Philosophy of Blackfoot Prayer"

This video is part of a collection recorded in 2011-12 by the Kainai Studies Department of Red Crow College, for inclusion as lecture material in their online course "Aatsimoyihkaan: Philosophy of Blackfoot Prayer"

Artist Perspective by Debbie Magee Sherer

Quill work artist Debbie Magee Sherer talks about her art and her experiences with the shirts at the Pitt Rivers Museum.

Debbie Magee Sherer is a Blackfoot artist from Aamsskaapipiikani in Northern Montana. Debbie talks about her experiences with quill work and what she learned from the shirts at the Pitt Rivers Museum. Debbie is one of only a small handful that have the right to make quill work and transfer quill work.

Allen Pard's presentation on The Blackfoot Shirt's Project: Reflections March 30, 2011

Video of Allen Pard's presentation on the Blackfoot Shirts Project. Allen gives an informative and talk about protocol and Blackfoot views. Allen gave this presentation on March 30, 2011 at the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford United Kingdom.

At the end of March 2011 Laura Peers and Alison Brown organized a conference relating to the 'Blackfoot Shirts Project'. This conference was to be a wrap-up to the project before the book comes out. Laura and Alison invited a group of U.K. curators from various museums and a delegation from the four Blackfoot Tribes to attend the conference. The museum representatives and Blackfoot delegates were brought together to exchange information and ideas. The majority of the conference has been video recorded for use by the Blackfoot Digital Library and for the Pitt Rivers Archives.

Fringed, Quill shirt in the British Museum Collection

Fringed shirt with quilled panels on the shoulders and down the arms. Red woollen yoke edged in quills and fringes. Crow style shirt, most likely traded if found with the Blackfoot. Museum documents are unclear of where or who this was collected from.

On March 29, 2011 A group of Blackfoot people from all four tribes travelled to London, England and surveyed the collection at the British Museum storage. The part of the collection surveyed has quill worked scalp lock and weasel tail shirts, a split horn headdress from the Horn Society, a spilt horn headdress from the Brave Dogs Society, two straight up headdress', A shield, a club, a mans saddle, a woman's dress, a Brave Dogs rattle, a toothed necklace and a pair of men's leggings with quill work on them.

Orange Sun Rosette Scalp Lock Shirt in the British Museum Collection

Quilled scalp lock shirt with an orange sun design. Quilled geometric arm panels. Fringed front and back all the way across the neck line and down the underarms. Hail stone spots on the left arm, coup stripes on the right. This is a very typical Blackfoot design although the museum's records show an unsure origin.

On March 29, 2011 A group of Blackfoot people from all four tribes travelled to London, England and surveyed the collection at the British Museum storage. The part of the collection surveyed has quill worked scalp lock and weasel tail shirts, a split horn headdress from the Horn Society, a spilt horn headdress from the Brave Dogs Society, two straight up headdress', A shield, a club, a mans saddle, a woman's dress, a Brave Dogs rattle, a toothed necklace and a pair of men's leggings with quill work on them.

Sun Rosette Scalp Lock Shirt in the British Museum Collection

Scalp Lock Shirt with a quilled sun star panel on the front and painted dots and lines to decorate the cuffs. The Shirt has many scalps on it and it is also fringed along the underarm and across the chest.

On March 29, 2011 A group of Blackfoot people from all four tribes travelled to London, England and surveyed the collection at the British Museum storage. The part of the collection surveyed has quill worked scalp lock and weasel tail shirts, a split horn headdress from the Horn Society, a spilt horn headdress from the Brave Dogs Society, two straight up headdress', A shield, a club, a mans saddle, a woman's dress, a Brave Dogs rattle, a toothed necklace and a pair of men's leggings with quill work on them.

Weasel Tail, Scalp Lock Shirt in the British Museum Collection

Scalp lock and Weasel tail shirt. Shoulder strips have geometric designs and stripes or dots. This is a great example of the double shirt.

On March 29, 2011 A group of Blackfoot people from all four tribes travelled to London, England and surveyed the collection at the British Museum storage. The part of the collection surveyed has quill worked scalp lock and weasel tail shirts, a split horn headdress from the Horn Society, a spilt horn headdress from the Brave Dogs Society, two straight up headdress', A shield, a club, a mans saddle, a woman's dress, a Brave Dogs rattle, a toothed necklace and a pair of men's leggings with quill work on them.

Painted Scalp Lock Shirt in the British Museum Collection

Scalp lock shirt with painted front and back. Front painting is arrows in opposite directions up and down. The collar is a triangle of red painted material with a fringe of hair and quills. There is quill work over both shoulders and scalps lining both shoulders and across the back. The right sleeve has red and black horizontal stripes all the way up. The shirt is quite long suggesting it was used in the days before horses or close to the time of acquiring horses.

On March 29, 2011 A group of Blackfoot people from all four tribes travelled to London, England and surveyed the collection at the British Museum storage. The part of the collection surveyed has quill worked scalp lock and weasel tail shirts, a split horn headdress from the Horn Society, a spilt horn headdress from the Brave Dogs Society, two straight up headdress', A shield, a club, a mans saddle, a woman's dress, a Brave Dogs rattle, a toothed necklace and a pair of men's leggings with quill work on them.