sik-si-ka | Siksika Nation

The Siksika Nation is part of the Blackfoot Confederacy, with a rich cultural heritage and traditional lands in southern Alberta. They are known for their strong community connections and preservation of Blackfoot traditions.

POPULATION

7,996

Rank #17 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

710.9 KM²

Rank #3 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

12/01/2025

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-07-02 08:16:10 UTC

Name

Siksika Nation (ISC Code: 430)

Former Names

Blackfoot First Nation, Blackfoot Reserve No. 146

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Prairie Region, Southern Alberta

Indigenous Language

Blackfoot (Siksiká)

Number of Registered Members

7996

Band Website

http://www.siksikanation.com/index.html

Phone Number

(403) 734-5100

Fax Number

(403) 734-5262

Address

PO BOX 1100, SIKSIKA, AB

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

OURAY CROWFOOT

Term Expires

12/01/2025

Number of Council Members

OURAY CROWFOOT

Chief

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HECTOR WINNIPEG

Councillor

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CANDACE BACKFAT

Councillor

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RUBEN BREAKER

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LOU SOLWAY

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CARLIN RABBIT

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KENDALL BONE

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IKE SOLWAY

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OWEN CRANEBEAR

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SAMUEL CROWFOOT

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STRATER CROWFOOT

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MARSHA COLLAR

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TRACEY MCHUGH

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Council Remuneration

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Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

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Downloadable Court Records

Siksika First Nation v. Canada

Lavallee v. Siksika Nation

Knibb Developments Ltd. v. Siksika First Nation

Siksika Nation v Crowchief

Roy Little Chief v. Siksika Nation

Many Guns v. Siksika Nation Tribal Administration

Lavallee v. Siksika Nation

Shield v. Siksika Nation Indian Council Band No. 430

Siksika First Nation v. Alberta (Director Southern Region Environment)

Siksika Nation v. Walji Holdings Limited

Siksika Nation v. Canada (Solicitor General)

Siksika First Nation and Blyth v. Director, Bow Region, Environmental Service, Alberta Environment, re: Town of Strathmore

Siksika Nation Elders Committee and the Siksika Nation v. Director, Southern Region, Regional Services, Alberta Environment, re: Town of Strathmore

Stay: Siksika Nation Elders Committee and the Siksika Nation v. Director, Southern Region, Regional Services, Alberta Environment, re: Town of Strathmore

Banff National Park of Canada Siksika Nation Castle Mountain Land and Timber Claim Settlement Agreement Rent and Fee Remission Order

Backfat Estate v. Siksika First Nation

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6636
SIKSIKA INDIAN RESERVE NO. 146
71087.5 Hectares
80 KM E/E OF/DE CALGARY (BLACKFOOT 146)
[51.04473309999999, -114.0718831]

Media Reports

Powwow among Indigenous events this weekend in Okotoks

This 24-Year-Old Jockey Is Blazing A Trail For Women In An Extreme And Perilous Sport

Siksika Nation speaks out against Bill 54 at emergency meeting

Sacred Siksika ribstones are back in Alberta from Canadian Museum of History

High-risk rapid housing on the way for Siksika Nation

3D printing technology building transitional housing for Siksika Nation

City of Calgary signs deal for closer ties with Blackfoot Confederacy

‘There is no path to separation’: Chiefs tell Alberta premier such talk is ‘insanity’

Boil Water Advisory issued for Siksika Nation

Sacred ribstones return to Siksika Nation from national museum after more than a century

Sacred Siksika ribstones are back in Alberta from Canadian Museum of History

Sacred ribstones return to Siksika Nation after more than a century in Canadian Museum of History

Siksika Health Services, CPSA sign MoU

Former Siksika chief pens book explaining challenges of being a leader

Siksika Nation Approves $1.3-Billion Settlement With The Feds

Siksika man files human rights complaint against Alberta Health Services, hospital

Okotoks and Siksika host third annual Indigenous Market, Tipi Camp, and now Powwow

Documentary about residential school experiences to premiere on CBC Gem

The Town of Okotoks hosts first annual powwow with Siksika Nation

Calgary’s Hitmen, Siksika Nation launch Every Child Matters hockey game

Hitmen Club donates $15,000 to Siksika Nation

Indigenous athletes contend with numerous barriers en route to Olympic qualification

Siksika Nation gaining new water wells

UCP pledges partnership with Siksika, other First Nations for addiction treatment

How the Gulf War brought this Blackfoot veteran back to his culture

Blackfoot Confederacy Gifts Headdresses to City of Calgary Staff in Traditional Headdress Ceremony

Siksika Nation's new prosecutor's office a historic moment for Canada

Siksika Nation is receiving federal funding to enrich Indigenous tourism experiences

Film at imagineNATIVE discusses range of masculinity of Siksika Nation men

Ceremonial headdress to be returned to Siksika Nation after 100 years in British museum

Siksika business supports Ukraine with a centuries-old connection

Alberta First Nations say coal company misrepresenting relationships to review group

First Nation angered by what it says was Alberta government’s lack of consultation in dam decision

Calgary Vet Students Care for Tsuut’ina and Siksika First Nations Horses

Siksika Nation signs deal with province for addiction recovery centre

Siksika Nation prepares to receive part of an $8 billion settlement

Alberta First Nation angered over lack of consultation in dam decision

Pacey Strangling Wolf crowned as 2025 First Nations Princess

Community Rallies to Support The Indigenous Grill After Vandalism at Siksika Nation Fair Pow Wow

Student vets start rotations in Tsuut’ina and Siksika First Nations

Alberta's physician regulator commits to 'meaningful change' for Indigenous patients

Hitmen Club donates $15,000 to Siksika Nation

Calgary Stampede First Nations Princess says she’ll use her role to tell Blackfoot stories

Calgary’s Hitmen, Siksika Nation launch Every Child Matters hockey game

Siksika Nation is receiving federal funding to enrich Indigenous tourism experiences

Siksika Nation's Alayiah Wolf Child and Sarah Lambros are the 2023 Calgary Stampede Princesses!

Custody battle over Indigenous children ignites cultural tug of war

Siksika Nation encouraging First Nations peoples to share stories of racism in Alberta health care

'Long overdue': Siksika Nation reclaim land at Castle Mountain

Reconciliation with Siksika Nation on Castle Mountain settlement complete

Trudeau to visit Siksika Nation in Southern Alberta for signing ceremony

Land Acknowledgement

Siksika on a bold new path to implementing a full justice system

Siksika Nation to start administering Moderna vaccine to Elders Lodge, first responders Friday

Ground breaks at future continuing care centre on Siksika Nation

Stampeders game to be broadcast in Blackfoot language

Blackfoot Confederacy flag raised in Lethbridge to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day

‘Comprehensiveness’ of Siksika Nation’s COVID-19 response has helped control outbreak

Siksika Nation hires Calgary law firm to create prosecutor's office to enforce by-laws

Calgary Hitmen teams up with Siksika Nation for 5th Every Child Matters game

Ottawa rights a wrong from the past with a $1.3 billion land settlement for Siksika

Siksika Mourns Loss Of Former Chief And Indigenous Rights Advocate

Siksika Nation becomes first reserve in Alberta to endorse home ownership

Siksika Nation rallies against government over placement of children in non-Indigenous foster homes

Siksika celebrates the opening of new hotel and conference centre

Siksika runner channels Billy Mills's Olympic upset in pursuit of Tokyo 2020

'Building a brighter future for Siksika Nation': memorandum signed for rehab facility

Siksika Nation is receiving federal funding to enrich Indigenous tourism experiences

‘We’re trying to make our nation safe’: Alberta Siksika First Nation to form independent police force

Unnatural Disasters

Siksika First Nation $1.3B land claim settlement addresses injustices of the past

New Housing on Siksika Nation aims to keep youth on reserve

Siksika Nation collecting ‘complaints’ about Alberta’s health system

Siksika Nation collecting reports of discrimination at Alberta hospitals

Beyond Local: Archeology and culture collide during Siksika Nation field program

Siksika business supports Ukraine with a centuries-old connection

Siksika man files human rights complaint against Alberta Health Services, hospital

Blackfoot Confederacy files human rights complaint against Indigenous Services Canada

PM Trudeau signs historic $1.3B land claim settlement with Siksika First Nation

First Nations Items Repatriated To Siksika Nation

New Blood workshop in Strathmore: students invited to join production

Construction begins on recovery community in Siksika First Nation

Construction begins for Recovery Centre on Siksika Nation

High-risk rapid housing on the way for Siksika Nation

New film documents Siksika woman’s journey competing in male-dominated horse races

Siksika Nation wants go ahead from Ottawa on police force

National Museum Of The American Indian Repatriates Two Objects To Siksika Nation

New Indigenous Guardians project aims to preserve sacred southern Alberta land

Indigenous-led museum wins provincial award for social responsibility

Siksika nation artist designs new stamp for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

First Nations say communication, proactivity key in successful management of COVID-19

Siksika Health Services host the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta for inaugural visit to expand partnership and address discrimination in health care

1910: Magnificent portraits of First Nations people of Alberta

Alberta Indigenous Filmmaker Excited About New Short Film - Bridge City News - February 3, 2025

Alberta First Nation angered over lack of consultation in dam decision

Siksika nation artist designs new stamp for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

Flames Host Indigenous Celebration | Calgary Flames

Kainai, Siksika Nations object to coal company’s depiction of consultation

Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day

Siksika on a bold new path to implementing a full justice system

Siksika Nation Partners Up With Calgary Zoo

Moving forward for Siksika Nation leaders means prayer, education and TRC calls to action

Siksika Nation signs new deal with Ottawa with focus on renewing relationship

Siksika Nation members accept $1.3B settlement after land unlawfully surrendered

Siksika Nation signs deal with province for addiction recovery centre

Siksika First Nation, Blood Tribe declare states of local emergency as COVID-19 spreads in southern Alberta

Siksika Nation encouraging First Nations peoples to share stories of racism in Alberta health care

'They're thinking out of the box': Siksika First Nation, other Indigenous communities, welcome new businesses

Town of Strathmore honours Siksika Day yesterday

Indigenous artist finds healing with murals at Alberta Catholic schools

Siksika Nation moves toward policing its own people again

Alberta First Nation sues province over flood mitigation plans

Major historical claim settlement with Siksika Nation

Siksika pursues litigation against province for Ghost Dam decision

Assembly of First Nations and Alberta Premier make joint statement on Indigenous policing

Siksika Nation marks Remembrance Day with ceremony, veterans powwow

Ancestors of the Blackfoot

'Dark Winds' actor helps First Nations students get into film industry through college course

New Mobile Application Released for Siksika Nation Membership Will Enable Band Communications Canada-Wide.

Ground breaks at future continuing care centre on Siksika Nation

Siksika on a bold new path to implementing a full justice system

Blackfoot Crossing museum recognized for repatriations, cultural preservation

Sacred Blackfoot Headdress returning to Siksika after 124 years

English museum to return headdress to Alberta's Siksika First Nation

Siksika Nation marks Remembrance Day with ceremony, veterans powwow

Siksika Nation Approves $1.3-Billion Settlement With The Feds

‘Every Child Matters’ Hitmen Hockey Game inspires and educates attendees

Siksika's Settlement: Truth, Justice and Education in Action

How to increase Blackfoot fluency? Knowledge keeper says create immersive programs

Canadian Siksika nation artist's work to be displayed at British Museum

Siksika Nation struggles to keep roads passable in wake of flooding

AB Artist Feature Armond Duck Chief From Siksika Nation

Siksika's own Alayiah Wolf Child on being the Calgary Stampede First Nations Princess

Siksika man files human rights complaint against Alberta Health Services, hospital

Siksika graduate student named 2022 Calgary Stampede First Nations Princess

First Nations doctor wants more action following summit on anti-Indigenous racism in health care

Students learn to conduct archeology in respectful way on Siksika reserve

Siksika Nation mourns passing of former chief Roy Little Chief

The heart of Siksika Nation: Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park welcomes all

Blackfoot Confederacy lodges human-rights complaint against Indigenous Services Canada

Siksika Nation welcomes man running across Canada to raise awareness for MMIWM

Siksika man lodges human rights complaint against Alberta hospital after wife’s death

Physicist Corey Gray finds threads that connect Einstein and his own Blackfoot heritage

Siksika Nation member files human rights complaint against Alberta Health Services

Roy Little Chief, Siksika politician and advocate for Indigenous rights, dead at 81

‘I do see the tide turning’: Siksika First Nation signs $1.3B land claim with feds

Beaten for speaking Blackfoot at residential school, this Siksika woman now teaches it in the same building

Siksika Nation receives funds to continue developing its own police service

Run As One Music Festival look to inspire Siksika youth to greatness

Siksika to establish 1st First Nations prosecutor’s office

Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun highlights Indigenous female empowerment on horseback

Beyond Local: Siksika to see construction of 3D printed transitional housing

Moments Fest to feature 40 bands and launch new Indigenous record label

Siksika Nation pays tribute to residential school survivors with convoy on Canada Day

Siksika Nation building new on-reserve continuing care centre with money from province

Strathmore and Siksika Nation athletes competing in 2023 North American Indigenous Games

Siksika Nation's Calgary Stampede First Nations Princess goes international

A young Siksika woman races in the competitive Indian Relay, in documentary at San Diego Film Festival

Siksika Nation offering hayrides, Indigenous history experience in Banff this weekend

Siksika delegation builds relationships in the UK as repatriation of cultural, sacred items begins

Siksika on a bold new path to implementing a full justice system

Alberta RCMP still investigating 2011 disappearance of Indigenous woman

Tragic death of Siksika woman leads to complaint filed with Alberta Human Rights Commission

New bylaw prosecutor's office on Siksika Nation believed to be first of its kind in Canada

Smithsonian Museum repatriates sacred objects to Siksika Nation

Native American Headdress Set to be Returned to Blackfoot Homeland After Century in UK Museum

Siksika Nation female relay racer takes center stage at CIFF

Siksika Nation to get self-administered police service

Iniskim Umaapi: Is this Canada's 'Stonehenge'?

PM signs historic land claim settlement with Siksika First Nation

This First Nation in Alberta is fighting climate change with rows and rows of trees

How a sacred rock found its way back to its original stewards

Rare white bison calf born to Siksika nation rancher a 'sign of hope'

First Nations launch legal challenge to coal mining on Alberta's Eastern Slopes

Siksika Nation, Blackfoot Confederacy files lawsuit against Federal Government

Siksika Nation building 3D printed housing for members at risk of homelessness

‘A funeral every week’: Drug deaths prompt protest on Siksika First Nation

Southern Alberta First Nations file human rights complaint over supports for disabled adults

Family’s roots are deep in the soil of Siksika Nation

Photos: Calgarians gather in recognition of National Indigenous Peoples Day

Siksika Nation members accept $1.3B settlement after land unlawfully surrendered

Siksika Nation artist Adrian Stimson takes a unique look at Calgary Stampede history with U of C map project

Exeter to repatriate Blackfoot regalia to Siksika Nation

Siksika Nation in southern Alberta to take over RCMP duties with own police service

Siksika Nation and CPSA Sign Historic Memorandum of Understanding

Siksika elder and well-known activist for Indigenous communities dies

'Long live Indian Cowboys': APTN series, Amplify, shines light on country music and horse culture on Siksika Nation

Siksika Nation and Alberta physicians sign agreement to address racism, discrimination

Federal government failing Indigenous communities on housing, policing: AG report

Royal Albert Memorial Museum returns sacred items to Siksika Nation

Siksika Nation, Alberta’s doctor regulatory body commit to ending racism in health care

Ottawa signs $1.3 billion settlement with Siksika Nation

Siksika Nation, law firm investigating 'overwhelming' reports of racism in Alberta healthcare

Applications open for Indigenous-led projects grant

Indigenizing Fashion with Amber-Dawn Bear Robe

Preserving, remembering the Siksika Nation > Air Force > Article Display

Siksika Nation to build on-reserve continuing care centre with funds from province

CIFF: Documentary follows young Siksika Nation woman competing in one of the most dangerous horse races in the world

Photos: Calgary Stampede crowns a new First Nations Princess

Sacred items returned to Siksika Nation after 144 years in U.K. museum

Siksika Nation Fair Powwow hosted at Memorial Arbour

‘Spirit Helper’ empowers aspiring Indigenous nurses

Can You Apologize to an Entire Indigenous Nation?

Native American headdress returned to original owners today in handover ceremony

Smithsonian Repatriates Sacred Items to the Siksika Nation

The Blackfoot Wisdom that Inspired Maslow’s Hierarchy

The City of Lethbridge is partnering with the Kainai, Piikani and Siksika Nations and the Lethbridge and Area Métis to develop a Heritage Site Management Plan

How a ranch on the Siksika First Nation became a destination for people seeking hope

Racism, discrimination may lead to First Nations patients leaving emergency rooms: Alberta study

Alberta First Nation sues province over flood mitigation plans

Missing Indigenous women's family still searching for answers 13 years later

Dive Into Award-Winning Films for Indigenous History Month

Britain's Royal Albert Memorial Museum returns artefacts to Siksika First Nation

Smithsonian Museum repatriates sacred items to Siksika Nation

Advancing truth and reconciliation in health care: A commitment to healing and empowerment

Construction begins on recovery community in Siksika First Nation

English museum to return headdress to Alberta's Siksika First Nation

Construction begins for addictions recovery centre on Siksika Nation

National Museum of the American Indian Repatriates Two Objects to the Siksika Nation

Community Rallies to Support The Indigenous Grill After Vandalism at Siksika Nation Fair Pow Wow

Archaeology conference aims to centre Indigenous perspectives in work on ancestral sites

Construction beginning on new 76-bed addiction treatment centre on Siksika Nation

Ex-official speaks out about alleged racism at Indian Oil and Gas Canada

‘In order to be healthy, you have to know who you are’

Siksika Nation unveils expanded water treatment plant, ensuring clean water access for growing community

Siksika nation artist designs new stamp for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

Sacred headdress handed over to Siksika Nation

Academic Research

… place, envisioning a landscape, empowering a people: the story of developing a community venture with the Siksika Nation Youth Entrepreneurial Development …

Preparing Our Home by reclaiming resilience: Lessons from Lil'wat Nation, Siksika Nation and Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne, Canada

Oral tradition is alive and well: Living literature in the siksika (blackfoot) community

First Nations Pedagogical Policy and Practice in Western Canada: A Case Study

LT3-Part II-Action for Social Justice: Truth and Reconciliation

'We Are Key Players…': Creating Indigenous Engagement and Community Control at Blackfoot Heritage Sites in Time

The Right to Possess Memory: Winter Counts of the Blackfoot, 1830–1937

Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park and Siksika Nation

SOCIAL AND CULTURAL IMPACTS OF THE 2013 BOW RIVER FLOOD AT SIKISKA NATION, ALBERTA, CANADA.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and Blackfoot (Siksika) Nation Beliefs| Rethinking Learning

A First Nations framework for emergency planning: A community-based response to the health and social effects from a flood

First Nations and Aboriginal Rights

Russlaender and Siksika Encounters: Privilege, Race, and Intercultural Connections at Namaka Farm.

Indigenous peoples of Alberta

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