New Special Star Quilt

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PROMISE YOURSELF

To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them. To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. To think only the best, to work only for the best, and expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. To forget the mistakes of the past, and press on to the greater achievements of the future. To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile. To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

NEW Craft Sale on December 7th, 2012! At the Piikani Resource Development Building! Look out for new star quilts for special Christmas purchases for you near and dear ones! Contact Jarrellee Bad Eagle through email @ www.jarrellee@gmail.com I will have a few baby star quilts and also a couple twin size quilts and also some beautiful QUEEN SIZE QUILTS!!! Will also be displaying my specialty ordered blankets, which will not be for sale because they have been specifically made for the individual custom order! Seasons Greetings my fellow friends and onlookers!!

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BLACKFOOT HISTORY

The Blackfoot does not only consist of one tribe, but consists of 4 different Nations as of our present day. Our Blackfoot tribes are the:  Piikani Nation Tribe, which is located between Pincher Creek Alberta, and Fort Macleod Alberta.  Our neighbor’s in Kainai Nation Tribe, which is located South West of Lethbridge, Alberta.  The Siksika Nation Tribe, which is located South East of Calgary, Alberta.  Amskaapii Piikani Tribe, which is the South Peigan Tribe, which is located in Browning, Montana. Our people refer to ourselves as “Niitsitapi,” which means the “original people,” or “real people.” Our history dates back thousands of years. Although our tribes had been through many hardships, our beliefs and culture are still practiced to this present day, within the different Blackfoot community’s. We still host our annual Pow-wow gatherings, within each community at different times of the summer season. Dancers from all over Canada, and the United States gather at these Pow-wow’s each year to celebrate our culture. In the early 1800’s contact had been made with the European settlers and our ancestors, who still roamed and gathered from our homeland, this was our home, Mother Nature. The European settlers had made contact and did not agree with our aspects of living life free, and believed they could structure our people, and have our people live within this new found territory as to their rules. The rules they had imposed began in these early days when the land was being disputed over. Our people did not want to give up; there is many historian tales, dates, and facts, which show that we were the “Warrior’s” of this land. The Blackfoot peoples and many other different tribes would put up a fight for our homeland. Our Blackfoot Territory itself is a vast area, and begins near the North Saskatchewan River, which is now known as Edmonton, Alberta, in Canada, to the Yellowstone River of Montana in the United States, and from the Rocky Mountains and along the South Saskatchewan River, east past the Cypress Hills. Within this vast territory many hunts had taken place. Great hunts which our Warriors hunted the Iinii, (buffalo.) Within these Blackfoot camps, our people all worked and gathered together. The iinii (buffalo) to our people was a sacred creature; it provided for us and sheltered our people and families. Within each Niitsitapi camp, there would be at least 10 – 30 tipi lodges set up, as their camp. Our people would travel and gather, they would migrate seasonally, as did our seasons. We were a very spiritual being, and our spiritual ways are still practiced in ceremonies to this present day. Each camp consisted of one leader, known as our Chief of the camp, our respected leader. Within the camps the women would cloth and shelter our people, by making the outfits, our people wore, and would gather and clean meat, berries and food from the land. The women would help to provide for each member of the camp, respectively. In our culture as well there are tales of disobedience, and the tales of how these people would be punished. But the men and Warriors of camp would provide and gather as well, when they had attended many iinii (buffalo) hunts. Our people all worked and provided for our community’s. We the Blackfoot were a feared community. There as well are many stories of when, other hunters would come and try steal or take our land from us, many other tribes were not successful at this. Dated back in history when European contact had been made many slayings of our people and other tribes had been made in attempt to resistance of our people. I believe in that time they did not want our people here? Why? Well it’s still a question many people argue over today. So the government of that time frame began to develop treaties and would scout out to our camps to deliver different treaties on different occasions. Our famous treaty, which is still used to this day, was developed in 1877, which is our Treaty 7 agreement. After the treaties had been signed, our people were given reservations, and adapted to change slowly. Still in the government’s aspect our people would still suffer in the years to come, due to the development of the Boarding School System. Which was governed and run by priests, and nuns. When our people were put in the boarding school system, they had to except the change that had been imposed on our people. The North West Mounted Police would govern these rules and regulations. It was said that the children be handed over to these schools, and if their parents were to disagree, they would in turn be sentenced to jail time. So many children were taking away from their families, and taught this new way of life. The new way of life imposed on our parents and grandparents would leave a scar on our people. Could you imagine not being able to go home? Not being able to speak your own language? Well this is what many of the boarding school systems had done to our people. Although not all schooling for our ancestors was the same, some of our people had the best experiences, while others did not. To this day, some of the scars from residential school are still present, but we the Blackfoot are a very resilient race, and have learned to adapt to change, and make positive changes out of all negative we were dealt with in the past. I am a strong Blackfoot woman, and am very proud to be “Niitsitapi,” and believe that we will always be here, and it is up to our generation, to not let change happen to us and our children. Saying this, I mean my language will never be forgotten, but practiced in my daily life, of me and my children, as well our traditional ways. That is a brief piece of my Blackfoot history; I have chosen to share with you. Thank you! By, Jarrellee Bad Eagle

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Community Pride - pay it forward!

Community Pride “Pay it forward!” Oki Piikani, Long ago a memory not so distant if you can imagine, our ancestors, grandparents, and parents all worked together, they took pride in our homeland and respected every living creature sacredly. The sacred places, land, animals, and people alike were all treated with dignity and were respected equally and treated fairly. We took pride in our creations, our people, animals, and land. We made beauty out of ordinary places and things alike. The people from our ancestor tribes did not believe in destruction, or destruction of created monuments, landmarks, nor sacred places. We were so strong in our beliefs, that to this day many traditional families still practice these beliefs. These beliefs are taught through oral tradition, through legends and stories of our people, and have since been passed on from generation to generation. We were a very strong people; we believed in teamwork, we believed in treating each family in our tribes equally. No family was treated of great status, because we were an equal tribe, doing our best to make time for the people, places, and animals. We would make sure everyone and everything was respected. If you think about today, the present, it really truly is a gift from our Creator Iihtsipaataapiiohpi. We the Piikani are blessed, each morning, every day and night. We were given the beautiful sight of the Great Rocky Mountains, the beautiful sunlight Naatoosii, Our Old Man River, the Great Prairie Fields our grasslands, the fields, hills, and the starry night sky. Our People’s blessings are plentiful and many come disguised, but if you truly look around you can find that blessing every day. Each Piikani Member has been blessed, with the gift of sight, our feelings and emotions, our reactions, strengths, knowledge, artistry, stories, our teachings. Many and all of us were given these gifts in the very beginning of life. It’s how we learn and how we grow as a people. When a community is angry & negative, even just a few of us, how can we learn? How can we change? Well there is a simple fact in life many of us can learn, “take the time to change, take the time to be positive, pay it forward!” Make change happen, whether it be spending more time with your family or friends. Teach our young Piikani Children how to share, how to prevent bullying, destruction and violence. Spend time and learn from your elders. Maybe even start a family tree for our younger generations. Do your best to gain and share knowledge with each other. Share the good ideas, make new things, become educated in health and safety, work in safe environments in businesses, with our land, and people. Education comes in all areas of life and we can always learn something new. Take a look at our community Piikani, we have some of the best places here, in our very own homeland to build something new, start something new. Maybe schedule gym nights for community members 2 – 3 times a week. Maybe seek funding for a homeless shelter and women’s shelter. Even seek funding for more recreational activity. Start and create the much needed jobs for our people. Our people can start support groups for community members in need; we can build these positive changes in our very own community. Personally I believe in my people from the past and the present, that change really truly is possible for our community. Change has happened over many years, look at our community infrastructure we have nice roads to drive on, nice homes to live in, even nice older and newer buildings. That we a community together should take pride in. It is possible to work on reducing dependency through education, by creating employment for our people & families. We can work on starting new business’s, community gardens, teach our youth and young alike about horses our animals, how to ride, how to farm, encourage and inspire our children to graduate and become exactly who they want to be in life. My belief is that a strong community is an educated, positive, and safe environment at all times in our very own homes and business’s. We the people have the power to start something new, change. Change can happen at any time, whether it be something small or huge, maybe a community department can take on the challenge to host annual community clean ups in the late spring. We have the power to take pride in who we are, and honor our respected past relatives. We can even research who they were, and find out exactly what they did for our community. Look at Piikani now, there are vacant buildings that can be utilized to their fullest potential, there are current departments that deserve appreciation and respect. Our community can take the opportunity to take bids from local artisans to create something new, a piece of art in our own community. The possible idea can be” what Piikani means to the people.” The art can be created on our vacant signage in Piikani. Try inspiring and encouraging one another, to be who you are, to try something new and stop all this negative attitude against your own fellow Piikani Members. Values are learned growing up, try remembering the good values, and do your best to avoid malicious activity and gossip, because that takes anyone who takes on the task of trouble nowhere! I leave you with this “IIKAAKIIMAAT PIIKANI!” Respectfully, Piitaakii – Jarrellee Bad Eagle; Daughter of Anita Bad Eagle/Darrell Haggard and granddaughter of the late Iihtsimainskii James Bad Eagle/Late Loretta Four Horns – Great granddaughter of Piihksitsaakoohmii - Pat Bad Eagle/Late Susan Plain Eagle

Star Quilt Raffle - August 3, 2012

New Star Quilt Raffle:

                                                               Winner: Viollette Davidson

                   Draw Date: August 3rd, 2012

   Contact: Jarrellee Bad Eagle for more information on Raffle star quilts upcoming.

 Thank you everyone who participated in draw. 

NEW RAFFLE QUILT

New Star Quilt Raffle!!!

Draw to be held August 3rd, 2012!!!

Enter to WIN & GOOD LUCK

Star Quilts For Sale

New Star Quilts FOR SALE!!! 
During our 55th Annual Piikani Nation Celebration
Contact: Jarrellee Bad Eagle @ 403-965-3114 (home)
(cell) 403-339-0822 for further Pre-Ordering  Information.
Thanks 

Jarrellee

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New Raffle Star Quilt - Blackfoot Colors 

Winner:

Lorena Yellow Horn

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