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Niitsítapi en · NOUN

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Blackfoot Niitsítapi.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, plural, singular) Alternative form of Niitsitapi
    alt of Niitsitapi
    • Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai'pi protects more than 150 ancient rock art sites, the highest density of rock art on the Great Plains of North America. The knowledge and history passed on through the art and the landscape makes the park a sacred space to the Niitsítapi (Blackfoot) and other Indigenous Peoples. 2021 May 29, Maryellen Kennedy Duckett, “Spark your sense of wonder in Alberta’s cultural landscapes”, in The National Geographic:
    • "The images tell us of Niitsítapi religious beliefs, dress and weaponry, of battles and hunts, and of the introduction of horses and guns," said Dorothy First Rider, Vice President of the Mookaakin Cultural and Heritage Society. "More important, Aísínai'pi remains a place of spiritual power for the Niitsítapi, and a living part of our heritage." 2012 June 15, Government of Canada, “Government of Canada recognizes Áísínai'pi National Historic Site of Canada as a living legacy of the Blackfoot First Nation”, in Canada.ca: