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Blackfoot Confederacy Tribal Council Welcomes Susan Solway as Housing Initiatives Officer
Blackfoot Confederacy Tribal Council has welcomed Naatowohkkaiyo (Susan Solway) to its team as Housing Initiatives Officer, bringing with her generations of leadership, community service, and professional experience grounded in Siksika and Blackfoot ways of knowing.
Blackfoot Confederacy and Samson Cree Nation Co Host IELCC Treaty First Nations Exchange
Blackfoot Confederacy Tribal Council, in partnership with Samson Cree Nation Head Start, co hosted the Treaty First Nations Information Exchange on Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care on February 9 and 10, 2026, in Mohkinstsis Calgary. Nearly 200 participants from Treaty 6, Treaty 8, the Blackfoot Confederacy, G4 Stoney Nakoda Tsuut’ina Tribal Council, Treaty 3, and Amskapi Piikani attended the two day gathering.
OKI COLLECTIVE | Issue 002 Community, Sovereignty, and Forward Momentum
Issue 002 of OKI COLLECTIVE highlights a season of Blackfoot leadership and progress, from the Confederacy Conference and Treaty rights court affirmation to health, economic development, Destination Blackfoot milestones, and community gatherings supporting Siksikaitsitapi youth. Together, these stories reflect a Confederacy moving forward with purpose, strengthening relationships, protecting sovereignty, and investing in future generations through Niitsitapi ways of knowing.
STATEMENT FROM THE BLACKFOOT CONFEDERACY CHIEFS ON ALBERTA SEPARATION
The Blackfoot Confederacy Chiefs state that Alberta separation has no authority over Blackfoot Nations, lands, or Treaty 7, which is a nation to nation agreement with the Crown that cannot be changed by provincial political action. They reject Alberta separation and assert that any discussion about Alberta’s future must fully recognize Indigenous sovereignty and require the consent of the Treaty Nations.
Information Regarding ICE and Your Rights for Blackfoot Confederacy Members
Issued on behalf of the Blackfoot Confederacy and the Jay Treaty Border Alliance, this notice outlines the rights of Blackfoot Confederacy members in interactions with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including U.S.-born citizens and Canada-born members exercising Jay Treaty rights. It identifies lawful status, required documentation to carry, and key legal and federal contacts for rights support and verification.
Important TSA Update: Tribal IDs Remain Valid for Air Travel
On behalf of the JBTA (Jay Treaty Border Alliance) we're sharing recent information from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security about changes to airport security procedures starting February 1, 2026.
Fiction vs Fact: Alberta Métis Rights Assertions in Blackfoot Treaty 7 Territory-series 5
Week 5 focuses on The Metis Nation of Alberta using land acknowledgements and Crown agreements to claim a homeland inside Niitsitapi Territory, treating Blackfoot land as provincial space where modern recognition can replace ancient sovereignty. Niitsitapi Territory is the sovereign land of the Blackfoot Confederacy whose identity, law, and creation come from this place, and no agreement with the MNA can override the original authority of the Blackfoot people.
Fiction vs Fact: Alberta Métis Rights Assertions in Blackfoot Treaty 7 Territory-series 4
The Blackfoot Confederacy asserts that Treaty 7 is a living peace agreement with the Crown—never a land surrender—and that modern Métis “treaty” claims cannot be positioned alongside the foundational treaties that created Alberta. They emphasize that despite newer political agreements, southern Alberta remains Niitsitapi Blackfoot Territory, a truth upheld by Elders, knowledge keepers, and allied Métis voices who continue to speak with integrity and respect.
Fiction vs Fact: Alberta Métis Rights Assertions in Blackfoot Treaty 7 Territory-series 3
Fiction vs Fact: Alberta Métis Rights Assertions in Blackfoot Treaty 7 Territory is a five-part educational campaign by Blackfoot Confederacy Tribal Council to separate fiction from fact, correct misinformation, and protect Blackfoot and First Nations’ rights from newly recognized organizations attempting to undermine them. This series (Week 3) explains that the Niitsitapi are the first people of these lands, and that Métis groups only entered Blackfoot Territory in late 1800s as competitors backed by the growing settler state, not as longstanding rights-bearing communities.
Fiction vs Fact: Alberta Métis Rights Assertions in Blackfoot Treaty 7 Territory-series 2
Fiction vs Fact: Alberta Métis Rights Assertions in Blackfoot Treaty 7 Territory is a five-part educational campaign by the Blackfoot Confederacy Tribal Council to separate fiction from fact, correct misinformation, and protect Blackfoot and First Nations’ rights from newly recognized organizations attempting to undermine them. This series (series 2) re-enforces that southren alberta has always been Blackfoot Territory and part of Blackfoot Treaty 7, Blackfoot peoples and Nations have protected these hunting grounds since time immemorial. The courts confirm what our Elders always said. There are no Metis harvesting rights in Blackfoot Territory (R v Hirsekorn (2011) decision)
Fiction vs Fact: Alberta Métis Rights Assertions in Blackfoot Treaty 7 Territory| series 1
Fiction vs Fact: Alberta Métis Rights Assertions in Blackfoot Treaty 7 Territory is a five-part educational campaign by the Blackfoot Confederacy Tribal Council to separate fiction from fact, correct misinformation, and protect Blackfoot and First Nations’ rights from newly recognized organizations attempting to undermine them. This series (series 1) re-centers Blackfoot truth across southern Alberta—affirming that from the Battle River to Mohkinstsis (Elbow), Ootssapi’tomowa (Nose Hill), and Okotoks (Rock)—this is, and will always be, Niitsitapi Blackfoot Territory.
Blackfoot Confederacy and Town of Banff Strengthen Relationship with Blackfoot Naming of New Bridge
The Blackfoot Confederacy and the Town of Banff gathered today in Natoohsiskoom — the Blackfoot name for the area around Banff, meaning “holy springs” — for a sacred pipe ceremony and offering to commemorate the beginning of a working relationship that will lead to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two parties.