Blackfoot Confederacy
Blackfoot Confederacy appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Great Plains (North America) from c. 1600 CE to the present, a span of 425 years. Its people spoke North American families languages (Algonquian, Iroquoian, Siouan, Muskogean, Na-Dene, Caddoan, Salishan).
Algonquian-speaking Siksika, Kainai and Piikani bison hunters of Alberta and Montana. Horses and guns made them the strongest power of the northwestern plains in the 1700s.
See Blackfoot Confederacy on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1600 CE to the present
- Duration
- 425 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Great Plains, North America
- Language family
- North American families
Events in North America during its time
- Jamestown founded
- Champlain founds Quebec
- Pueblo Revolt
- Treaty of Paris ends New France
- Declaration of Independence
- Louisiana Purchase
- Trail of Tears
- Mexican Cession and California Gold Rush
Neighbours in North America
- United States
- New France
- Thirteen Colonies
- Rupert's Land (Hudson's Bay Company)
- Comanche empire (Comancheria)
- Dominion of Canada
- British North America
- French Louisiana
- Russian America
- Canada
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Swahili city-states
- Holy Roman Empire
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Mali Empire
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
Questions
When did Blackfoot Confederacy exist?
c. 1600 CE to the present, about 425 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Blackfoot Confederacy?
Great Plains, in North America.
What language did Blackfoot Confederacy speak?
North American families. This family includes Algonquian, Iroquoian, Siouan, Muskogean, Na-Dene, Caddoan, Salishan.